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| all instances of the response class(es) of interest are detected during the observation period |
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| Discontinuous Measurement |
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| conducted in a matter such that some instances of the response class(es) of interest may not be detected |
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| obtaining a tally or count of the number of times a behavior occurs |
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| A measurement method in which the presence or absence of behaviors is recorded at precisely specified time intervals |
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| partial-interval recording |
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| A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of brief time intervals (typically from 5 to 10 seconds). The observer records whether the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval.Partial-interval recording is not concerned with how many times the behavior occurred during the interval or how long the behavior was present, just that it occurred at some point during the interval; tends to overestimate the proportion of the observation period that the behavior actually occurred |
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| A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of brief time intervals (typically from 5 to 15 seconds). At the end of each interval, the observer records whether the target behavior occurred throughout the entire interval; tends to underestimate the overall percentage of the observation period in which the target behavior actually occurred. |
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| A variety of procedures used to measure duration, response latency, and interresponse time |
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| method of measuring behavior after it has occurred by recording the effects that the behavior produced on the environment |
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