To examine how a reward influences a desired behavior, a mother first counts the number of times her son makes his bed over a two-week period. For the next two weeks, she gives him a reward every time he makes his bed. Following this period, she stops rewarding him and again counts the number of times he makes his bed. This procedure would be an example of a(n) _____ design.
A)pretest-posttest
B)baseline treatment
C)control series
D)ABA

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This is an example of an ABA design, which involves measuring a behavior (A) before any treatment, introducing a treatment (B) to see if it has an effect on the behavior, and then removing the treatment to see if the behavior goes back to its original state (A). The fact that the mother counts the number of times the behavior occurs before and after the reward is given and removed indicates that this is an ABA design.

To Examine How a Reward Influences a Desired Behavior, a Mother