What aspect of the A-B-A design helps us determine whether the treatment, as opposed to some other variable, was responsible for the observed change in behavior?
A) Seeing the target behavior return to baseline when the treatment is removed
B) Observing both a treated and a yoked control participant
C) Recording the baseline behavior only once prior to adding the treatment
D) Taking multiple measures of behavior during the treatment

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The A-B-A design involves a baseline (A), treatment (B), and return to baseline (A). If the behavior returns to baseline when the treatment is removed, it suggests the treatment caused the change.

What Aspect of the A-B-A Design Helps Us Determine Whether