PSYC 3610H Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Repeatability
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Chapter 21- direct behavioral assessment: what to record and. If frequency is being collected, must be collected throughout baseline and intervention phases of intervention to monitor progress. Duration of behavior: the length of time the beh. Occurs with a specific time period: times when collecting frequency is not helpful/possible: Collecting data on tantrums in grocery store (few: can use timers, stopwatches, clocks. Intensity of behavior: measuring the intensity, magnitude or force of a particular response (volume of voice, strength of grip, self harm) Latency of behavior: the time between the occurrence of a stimulus and the beginning of the beh, ex. collects on how long it takes student to line up after instruction. Start stop watch at instruction stop when lined. Quality of behavior: used most often in school, work or sport settings, ex. assessment of handwriting, essay performance, job evaluations, sport judgments. Strategies for recording behavior: continuous recording (recording every instance of beh during observation period)