Which of the following is a disadvantage of the alternating treatments design?
A) it cannot be used to make a confident assumption of a functional relation
B) it requires withdrawal of the effective intervention to determine a functional relation
C) it relies on gradual behavior change, which may not always work
D) the design is limited in the number of possible interventions that can be evaluated at one time

Question

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the alternating treatments design?
A) it cannot be used to make a confident assumption of a functional relation
B) it requires withdrawal of the effective intervention to determine a functional relation
C) it relies on gradual behavior change, which may not always work
D) the design is limited in the number of possible interventions that can be evaluated at  one time

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The alternating treatments design is limited in the number of interventions that can be evaluated simultaneously because it involves rapidly alternating between different interventions, which can become confusing or impractical with too many treatments.

Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of the Alternating