To examine how a reward influences a desired behaviour,a mother first counts the number of times her son makes his bed over a two-week period.For the next two weeks,she gives him a reward every time he makes his bed.Following this period,she stops giving him a reward and again counts the number of times he makes his bed.This procedure would be an example of a(n)_____ design.
A) pretest-posttest
B) baseline treatment
C) control series
D) ABA

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This procedure would be an example of an ABA design, where A represents the baseline period of counting how many times the son makes his bed, B represents the treatment period of giving him a reward for making his bed, and A represents the post-treatment period of counting how many times the son makes his bed without the reward.

To Examine How a Reward Influences a Desired Behaviour,a Mother