PSYB45H3 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Notes
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Chapter 2: observing and recording behaviour: behaviour assessment: measurement of target behaviour. Important for: deciding if treatment is necessary, choosing best treatment, seeing if behaviour changed after treatment. When and where to record: observation period: period when target behaviour is observed and recorded, indirect assessment can help determine best time. Continuous recording: continuous recording: observes client continuously in obs. Period, recording occurrence of target behaviour: must be able to record onset and offset. e. g. lighting up cig (onset) putting it out (offset: can record: f requency: # of times behaviour occurs in observation period: can be recorded as rate (freq/time, real-time encoding: record exact time of onset and offset, get info about freq as well as duration. I ntensity: amount of force, energy or exertion involved: e. g. using rating scale. latency: time from stimulus to onset of behaviour: e. g. time elapsed from phone ringing to picking up.
