PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Hockey Puck, Nancy Kerr, Stimulus Control
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Chapter 21: direct behavioural assessment: what to record and how. 6 general characteristics should be considered: topography, amount, intensity, stimulus control, latency, and quality. Topography: the specific movements involved in making a response. Amount of behaviour: frequency (or rate) of behaviour: the number of instances a behaviour occurs in a given time. 3 ways to track frequency w/ minimal time (using an observer is time consuming): Golf counter: counter that counts to 99 by pressing a button for each instant the b occurs. +1 for each instance the b occurs, and it tracks the total. Hand-held computers: record more than one behaviour; or records the # of one behaviour done by multiple people. Frequency graph: each data point represents the total number of elements completed during each session. Con: difficult to see differences b/w conditions when the occurrences are inconsistent and small.
