Compară metode

	Design AB	Design Experimental Monosubiect
Domeniu	Design experimental	Design experimental
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anul apariției	1960s	1960s (Sidman 1960; formal applied codification by Kazdin and Baer in 1970s–1980s)
Autorul original	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley	Murray Sidman (foundational tactics); B. F. Skinner (applied behavior analysis lineage)
Tip	Single-subject experimental design	Experimental research design
Sursa seminală	Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of Scientific Research: Evaluating Experimental Data in Psychology. Basic Books.	Kazdin, A. E. (1982). Single-Case Research Designs: Methods for Clinical and Applied Settings. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0195030440
Denumiri alternative	baseline-intervention design, AB single-case design, AB phase design	SSED, single-case experimental design, n-of-1 design, intrasubject replication design
Înrudite	4	6
Rezumat	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.	Single-subject experimental design (SSED) establishes experimental control by repeatedly measuring one individual (or a small number of individuals) across baseline and intervention phases, using the participant as their own control. Instead of comparing groups, it compares the participant's own behavior across conditions over time. Widely used in applied behavior analysis, special education, rehabilitation, and clinical psychology, SSED allows causal inference from small or unique samples where group designs are impractical.