Although rarely used in this context, research techniques associated with applied behavior analysis may be especially useful for examining the effects of psychotropic medications in people with mental retardation. One characteristic of applied behavior analysis is that researchers often report socia
An assessment of social validity trends in applied behavior analysis
โ Scribed by James E. Carr; Jennifer L. Austin; Lisa N. Britton; Karen Kate Kellum; Jon S. Bailey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-0847
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โฆ Synopsis
during the ยฎrst 31 years of Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis were assessed for reports of social validity measures. Two measures of social validity (treatment outcome and treatment acceptability) were assessed for each article. In addition, articles were assessed for the incorporation of analog versus naturalistic settings. Overall, treatment outcome and acceptability measures were reported in less than 13% of articles. In addition, studies conducted in naturalistic settings were more likely to report social validity measures than studies conducted in analog settings. Possible reasons for the deยฎcit in the reporting of social validity measures and potential outcomes of this deยฎcit are discussed.
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