In the changing criterion design, one begins with ________.
A. a baseline phase to assess the current level of a target behavior
B. adjusting the target criterion to move a small step toward the ultimate goal
C. an intervention phase to set an initial target criterion for a target behavior
D. controlling the extraneous variables that introduce unwanted variability in the dependent variables
Answer: A
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