One of the problems of using a withdrawal design as part of a single-case experiment is the
A) difficulty of measuring changes that are associated with removal of a treatment.
B) confounding factor of the placebo effect when the treatment is removed.
C) ethical issue of removing treatment that appears to be helping the patient.
D) impossibility of removing the treatment equally for the treatment and control subjects.

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The ethical issue of removing a treatment that appears to be helping the patient is a significant concern with withdrawal designs in single-case experiments, as it may not be in the best interest of the participant to withdraw a beneficial intervention.

One of the Problems of Using a Withdrawal Design as Part