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	Σχεδιασμός Πιλοτικής Μελέτης ΑΒ	Σχεδιασμός ΑΒ
Πεδίο	Πειραματικός Σχεδιασμός	Πειραματικός Σχεδιασμός
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1960s (AB design); pilot framing formalized in practice by 1980s–1990s	1960s
Δημιουργός	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley (AB logic); pilot application emergent from single-subject research practice	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley
Τύπος	Single-subject pilot experimental design	Single-subject experimental design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Baer, D. M., Wolf, M. M., & Risley, T. R. (1968). Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1(1), 91-97.	Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of Scientific Research: Evaluating Experimental Data in Psychology. Basic Books.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	pilot AB phase design, preliminary AB design, exploratory AB single-case design, feasibility AB design	baseline-intervention design, AB single-case design, AB phase design
Συναφείς	6	4
Σύνοψη	A pilot AB design applies the two-phase baseline-then-intervention structure of the AB single-subject design in an explicitly exploratory or feasibility mode — before committing to a more rigorous reversal or multiple-baseline study. The researcher collects repeated baseline (A) and intervention (B) data from one or a few individuals primarily to test measurement procedures, estimate effect size, verify data stability, and determine whether a stronger single-case design is warranted and feasible.	The AB design is the simplest single-subject experimental design, consisting of two sequential phases: a baseline phase (A) in which the target behavior is observed under natural conditions without intervention, followed by an intervention phase (B) in which the treatment or manipulation is introduced. Changes in the behavior's level, trend, or variability between phases are used to infer the effect of the intervention on the individual participant.