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	Σχεδιασμός Πιλοτικής Μελέτης ABAB	Σχεδιασμός ΑΒ
Πεδίο	Πειραματικός Σχεδιασμός	Πειραματικός Σχεδιασμός
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1960s (ABAB base); pilot application codified c. 2000s	1960s
Δημιουργός	Derived from ABAB reversal design (Sidman, 1960); pilot framing formalized in behavioral intervention feasibility literature (late 20th–early 21st century)	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley
Τύπος	Single-subject experimental feasibility design	Single-subject experimental design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Byiers, B. J., Reichle, J., & Symons, F. J. (2012). Single-subject experimental design for evidence-based practice. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 21(4), 397–414.	Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of Scientific Research: Evaluating Experimental Data in Psychology. Basic Books.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	pilot reversal design, feasibility ABAB design, pilot withdrawal design, pilot single-subject reversal	baseline-intervention design, AB single-case design, AB phase design
Συναφείς	6	4
Σύνοψη	A Pilot ABAB design is a small-scale feasibility trial of the ABAB reversal design, conducted with one or a few participants to test whether an intervention produces reliable behavior change under alternating baseline and treatment conditions before committing resources to a larger study. It combines the internal-validity logic of the ABAB reversal with the limited scope and preliminary aims of a pilot investigation.	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.