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TFauchery

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Describe the difference between whole-interval and partial-interval recording.
 
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Define event recording and give three examples of devices or procedures used to collect event data.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answer should include the following: whole-interval recording divides the observation into a series of equal time intervals and at the end of each interval they record whether the target behavior occurred throughout the entire interview. Partial-interval recording divides the observation period into a series of equal time intervals and at the end of each interval they record whether the behavior occurred at any point during the interval.

Answer to Question 2

Answer should include the following: a variety of procedures for detecting and recording the number of times a behavior of interest is observed. Devices include wrist counter, digital counters abacus wrist and shoestring counters, masking tape, pennies, buttons, paper clips, and pocket calculators.





 

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