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Intro to ABA
Chapter 4
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Psychology
Graduate
02/03/2010

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Duration
Definition
A measure of the total extent of time in which a behavior occurs
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Event Recording
Definition
Measurement procedure for obtaining a tally or count of the number of times a behavior occurs.
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Frequency
Definition
A ratio of count per observation of time
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Inter-Response Time
Definition
A measure of temporal locus; elapsed time between 2 successive responses.
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Magnitude
Definition
The force or intensity with which a response is emitted.
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Momentary Time Sampling
Definition
A measurement method in which the presence of absence of behaviors are recorded at precisely specified time intervals (contrast with interval recording)
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Partial Interval Recording
Definition
A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of brief time intervals (typically 5 to 10 seconds).
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Percentage
Definition
A ratio formed by combining the same dimensional quantities (such as count or time) expressed as a number of parts per 100
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Response Latency
Definition
A measure of temporal locus;elapsed time from the onset of a stimulus to the initiation of a response.
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Time Sampling
Definition
A measurement of the presence or absence of behavior within specific time intervals.
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Topography
Definition
The physical form or shape of a behavior.
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Trials-to-criterion
Definition
A special form of event-recording; a measure of the # of responses or practice opportunities needed for a person to achieve a preestablished level of accuracy. 
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Whole Interval Recording
Definition
A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of time intervals (5 to 15 sec.). At end of interval, did target behavior occur the entire time? -- tends to underestimate the proportion of the observation period that many behaviors actually occurred.
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