Compare and contrast two methodological approaches
(e.g. non-experimental, experimental, predictive, case study, phenomenology,
generic, etc.) used in scholarly studies on your school-approved dissertation
topic (see topic below). Synthesize your findings and propose a best-fit methodological approach
for your dissertation research question(s). Within the context of such a study,
identify and analyze the issues associated with each of the following: ethics,
sampling, validity (quantitative) or transferability (qualitative), reliability
(quantitative) or dependability (qualitative), and potential for bias.
Topic:
The
proposed study will examine practical ways to thin the schedule of NCR (attention function) (over five minutes), without extinction, implemented
by parents in a home setting. Operant
conditioning theory will be used as the theoretical framework for the proposed
study.
Research questions:
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What are some practical ways/procedures to thin out the schedule of noncontingent
reinforcement (NCR) (attention function) (independent variable) (over five minutes), without
extinction.
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Do these thinning procedures maintain the
effectiveness of NCR (independent variable) when implemented by parents in a home
setting?
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What is the influence of thin schedules of NCR (independent
variable) on “on-task behavior”
(dependent variable) in a home setting?
Independent Variable:
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Variable: Parent attention, including praise and redirection.
– Data
Collection Method: Frequency count of parent attention behaviors.
Dependent Variable Measurement:
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Behaviors Measured: Disruptive behavior and on-task behavior.
– Data
Collection Method: Frequency count during 1-2 hour sessions, converted to rate
(responses per minute).
study this topic include different types of single-subject research designs
(SSRD) such as multiple-baseline (MBD) across participants.
Experimental Design
The researcher will use a
concurrent MBD across participants. This design consists of
two main phases: the Baseline phase (A) where no intervention is applied, and
the Treatment phase (B) where the intervention is introduced. In both phases,
the dependent variables are continuously measured.
– Another methodology aproach that has been used on this topic is the “Case study”
References:
At least 20 references, mostly scholarly articles. No more than
3 books used as references. No websites or dissertations. Please make sure your in-text citations are coming from the correct reference, they check this.