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Figure 4.4. Number of independent responses performed by Phillip during the morning
greeting routine in baseline and intervention sessions.
Ben. Ben was observed for a total of 31 sessions. Figure 4.5 shows the number of
steps of the greeting routine that Ben completed independently during each condition of the
study. In the initial baseline condition, Ben’s performance was steady. In the majority of the
sessions, Ben had one independent correct response. The step Ben completed was entering
the classroom independently. On session four of the first baseline condition, Ben had three
independent steps. With the introduction of the intervention, Ben’s performance was quite
variable. Ben responded in the majority of sessions with one independent response, which
was the same as during baseline conditions. In four out of 12 sessions, Ben completed more
of the greeting routine steps independently. Overall, the data did not indicate that the
implementation of the song significantly affected Ben’s greeting time behavior. After
conducting an error analysis, it was determined that the “good-bye” part of the routine was