Studying pets in the context of their own home has many benefits
in
terms of behaviour, but designing experiments can be hard as there is
typically only one animal that you can test.
Single case studies are special cases of experiment where the researcher wants to compare the same subject over a variety of different phases and compare these to a baseline phase. Typical designs include (but are not limited to) single-case phase designs such as:
AB
ABA
ABAB
where 'A' is baseline and 'B' is treatment x.
These types of design are very useful as the allow you to return to baseline to ensure that any effects of treatment are not due to uncontrolled factors.
Single case studies are special cases of experiment where the researcher wants to compare the same subject over a variety of different phases and compare these to a baseline phase. Typical designs include (but are not limited to) single-case phase designs such as:
AB
ABA
ABAB
where 'A' is baseline and 'B' is treatment x.
These types of design are very useful as the allow you to return to baseline to ensure that any effects of treatment are not due to uncontrolled factors.