Sight Distance and Reaction Time. Sight Distance. Sight distance means the distance from which you can see and identify a hazard. You often see an object before youâre able to identify it as a hazard. If the stopping distance to an object is greater than the sight distance, youâre in danger of hitting the object.
The major methodology of this approach is the single-case experiment, or N = 1 design. Although there are many kinds of N = 1 designs, the most common are the ABAB design and the multiple-baseline design. An ABAB design, or reversal design, allows a researcher to confirm a treatment effect by showing that behavior changes systematically with conditions of No Treatment (baseline) and Treatment.
The second type is comparative research. These designs compare two or more groups on one or more variable, such as the effect of gender on grades. The third type of non-experimental research is a longitudinal design. A longitudinal design examines variables such as performance exhibited by a group or groups over time.