Which term describes a design that analyzes the effects of individual components within a treatment package?

• A. Consequence
• B. Component Analysis
• C. Celeration
• D. Conditional Probability

Answer: (B)

Component analysis is a design that isolates the effects of each part of a treatment package by testing components one by one or in varying combinations. In single-subject ABA research, you often start with the full package and then systematically remove components to see if the target behavior maintains. If removing a component causes a drop in the desired behavior, that component is contributing; if there’s no change, that component may be unnecessary. Reintroducing components or using factorial or multicomponent designs helps quantify each part’s impact. This approach helps refine interventions to include only effective components, saving time and resources. The other terms describe different concepts: a consequence is about what follows a response, celeration relates to changes in the rate of behavior, and conditional probability is a probability concept, not a design for dissecting treatment components.