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Figure 2. Graphic display of Nate’s performance data for two goals across conditions.
Group results were compared across positive
mealtime behavior goals to assess
trends <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>tervention results (see Table 3).
Across all participants, ga<strong>in</strong>s were made <strong>in</strong>
mealtime behaviors from the basel<strong>in</strong>e (A)
condition through the comb<strong>in</strong>ed treatments
(BC) condition. Visual <strong>in</strong>spection of the
data also show that greater ga<strong>in</strong>s were made
<strong>in</strong> positive mealtime behaviors <strong>in</strong> the comb<strong>in</strong>ed
treatment (BC) condition for Group
1, <strong>in</strong> the B condition for Group 2, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> the
C condition for Group 3. The BC condition
yielded a mean ga<strong>in</strong> of 25% across all
groups. The mean ga<strong>in</strong> recorded across all
groups <strong>in</strong> the C condition was 13%, 10% <strong>in</strong>
the B condition, 4% <strong>in</strong> the BC2 condition,
<strong>and</strong> 10% <strong>in</strong> the BC condition. The greatest
overall mean ga<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> identified mealtime
behaviors were observed <strong>in</strong> Group 2 (A-B-
BC-C-BC2-BC) with a ga<strong>in</strong> of 74%. Group 1
(A-BC-B-C-BC2-BC) ga<strong>in</strong>ed 61% from the
basel<strong>in</strong>e condition (A) through the BC
condition <strong>and</strong> Group 3 (A-C-BC-B-BC2-
BC) ga<strong>in</strong>ed 53%.
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