PSY 3103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Siamese Fighting Fish, Fixed Action Pattern, Inter-Rater Reliability

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3103
• Professor: Emma Thompson

Document Summary

Frequency: number or rate of response (e. g. how many times does the dog scratch at the door when it wants to go out?) Intensity: magnitude of response (e. g. does the dog tap the door lightly or scratch vigorously) Duration: length of time over which the response occurs: time of engagement (e. g. dog scratches for 30 seconds) Speed: time taken to complete response (time to completion) (e. g. in 10 seconds the dog scratches 5 times) Latency: time taken to initiate response (e. g. how long after you say walk before dog scratches at door?) Interval recording: number of occurrence of behaviour in a given time (when constant observation is not possible) (e. g. child studying: observe for 10 minutes every hour how many times do they check their phone?) Time-sampling recording: similar to interval but measures the presence or absence of behaviour at set, distinct times sessions (e. g. child studying: observe every half-hour are they checking their phone at that time?)