Ms. Margo has been treating Joey for aggression at preschool, on the playground and on the bus. She developed a special intervention that included consequences for aggressive behaviors, like losing privileges and being placed in time-out, combined with praise for cooperative and friendly behavior. She planned to do a multiple baseline study, however, after treating the aggression in the classroom, Joey's aggression dropped in the other situations too. Why?

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Ms. Margo observed a decrease in Joey's aggressive behavior across all settings after implementing the intervention in just one setting because the behaviors in different settings were interdependent. This means that a change in one behavior (aggression in the classroom) influenced similar behaviors in other contexts (playground and bus), demonstrating the interconnectedness of Joey's aggressive behaviors across different situations.

Ms Margo Has Been Treating Joey for Aggression at Preschool