方法对比

	单被试实验设计	AB设计
领域	实验设计	实验设计
方法族	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
起源年份	1960s (Sidman 1960; formal applied codification by Kazdin and Baer in 1970s–1980s)	1960s
提出者	Murray Sidman (foundational tactics); B. F. Skinner (applied behavior analysis lineage)	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley
类型	Experimental research design	Single-subject experimental design
开创性文献	Kazdin, A. E. (1982). Single-Case Research Designs: Methods for Clinical and Applied Settings. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0195030440	Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of Scientific Research: Evaluating Experimental Data in Psychology. Basic Books.
别名	SSED, single-case experimental design, n-of-1 design, intrasubject replication design	baseline-intervention design, AB single-case design, AB phase design
相关	6	4
摘要	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.	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.