Fred refuses to speak at school, although he speaks normally at home. His therapist plans out a treatment where Fred is given a gold star every time he answers his teacher, and can then trade in his stars for prizes. Fred begins speaking in class. The therapist then tells the teacher to stop the program for a couple of weeks. Fred stopped talking during that time. The teacher then starting giving Fred stars again, and Fred again began to talk. This is an example of

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This is an example of an ABAB experimental design study, where A represents a baseline period without intervention, and B represents the period with the intervention. The pattern of intervention, withdrawal, and reintroduction of the intervention demonstrates the effect of the treatment.

Fred Refuses to Speak at School, Although He Speaks Normally