השוואת שיטות

	תכנון AB בסמיות יחידה	תכנון AB
תחום	תכנון ניסויים	תכנון ניסויים
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1960s (AB methodology); blinding adaptation in single-case research developed from 1970s onward	1960s
הוגה השיטה	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley (AB logic); blinding conventions adapted from clinical trial methodology	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley
סוג	Single-subject experimental design with assessor masking	Single-subject experimental design
מקור מכונן	Kazdin, A. E. (2011). Single-Case Research Designs: Methods for Clinical and Applied Settings (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780195341881	Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of Scientific Research: Evaluating Experimental Data in Psychology. Basic Books.
כינויים	assessor-blind AB design, single-masked AB single-case design, observer-blind AB phase design	baseline-intervention design, AB single-case design, AB phase design
קשורות	6	4
תקציר	The single-blind AB design is a single-subject experimental design that combines the two-phase AB structure — a baseline phase (A) followed by an intervention phase (B) — with assessor or observer masking. The individual collecting or rating outcome data is kept unaware of which phase is being measured, preventing knowledge of treatment status from biasing behavioral observations or ratings. The design improves on the standard AB design by reducing detection bias while retaining the practical and ethical advantages of single-subject methodology.	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.