The assignment articles in Unit 8 highlight applied behavior analysis (ABA) research issues with treatment integrity and social validity. Which reading is most interesting to you? Why? As a behavior analytic practitioner you are doing research all the time. How will address treatment integrity/social validity issues in your own research? Explain and support your answer with references.

Articles

• Fryling, M.J., Wallace, M.D., Yassine, J.N. (2013). Impact of treatment integrity on intervention effectiveness. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 449-453.Download Fryling, M.J., Wallace, M.D., Yassine, J.N. (2013). Impact of treatment integrity on intervention effectiveness. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 449-453.
• Wheeler, J. I., Mayton, M. R., Carter S. L., Chitiyo, M., Menendez, A., & Huang A. (2009). An assessment of treatment integrity in behavioral intervention studies conducted with persons with mental retardation. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 44, 187-195.Download Wheeler, J. I., Mayton, M. R., Carter S. L., Chitiyo, M., Menendez, A., & Huang A. (2009). An assessment of treatment integrity in behavioral intervention studies conducted with persons with mental retardation. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 44, 187-195.
• Wolf, M.M. (1978). Social validity: the case for subjective measurement or how applied behavior analysis is finding its heart. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 11, 203-214.