A clinician using an ABAB design to reduce the frequency of suicidal thoughts in a client finds that suicidal thoughts, the second "A" condition, remain as low as they had been at the end of the first "B" condition. The clinician can be reasonably sure that:

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The ABAB design involves alternating between baseline (A) and treatment (B) phases. If suicidal thoughts remain low during the second "A" phase, it suggests that the independent variable (treatment) is not controlling the suicidal thoughts, as the reduction persists even when the treatment is withdrawn.

A Clinician Using an ABAB Design to Reduce the Frequency