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The presence or absence of
behaviors are recorded at precisely specific time intervals |
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An observeer who is unaware of the study's purose and/or experienmental conditions |
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Data used and interpreted by researchers and others to form conclusions about an investigation or study |
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Any unintended Shift or change in the observers interpretation of the original definition of the target behavior subject for training, resulting in measurement error.
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| Influence on data reported by an observer, that is a result of measurement bias or shifts in another observers interpretation |
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Partial-Interval Recording |
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A time sampling method of measurement of behavior occurring anytime during an interval, divided into a series of brief time intervals (typically 5-10 secs) |
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| A ratio of behavior observed per time period or interval expressed as a number of parts per 100. |
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Planned Activity Check
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A measure of group behavior where the observer records whether each person in the group is engaged in the target behavior at specific points in time. |
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| A ratio of count per observation time |
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| The consistency of a measurement proves its ________ |
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| A measure of the time elapsed from the beginning of a stimulus (or cue) to the initiation of a response (beginning of the task) |
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| An observer agreement index based on the intervals in which either observer recorded the occurrence of behavior. |
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| The fact that every instance of behavior occurs during some amount of time refers to its_____ _____ |
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| Refers to the fact that every instance of behavior occurs at certain points in time, with respect to other events. Often measure in terms of response latency and IRT. |
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| A measure of the presence of absence of behavior within specific time intervals. |
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| The physical form or shape of behavior |
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| The simplest indicator of IOA. Based on comparing the total count recorded by each observer per measurement period. |
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Shorter duration divided by longer duration multiplied by 100 equals the computed percentage of _________ IOA
Shorter duration
------------------ x 100 = ? % IOA
Longer duration |
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An IOA index for discrete trials based on comparing an observers counts on an item-by-item basis.
number of trials (items) agreement
_________________________________ X 100 = ? IOA
Total number of trials (items |
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| a measure of the number of response opportunities needed to achieve a predetermined level of performance |
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| Data that has been obtained with special and extraordinary precautions to ensure all sources of error have been avoided or removed |
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| The IOA obtained in scoring recorded intervals of no behavioral occurrences |
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| Data obtained from measurement that are directly relevant to the target behavior of interest and to the reasons for measuring it. |
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A time sampling method of measurement where only behavior that occurred throughout the entire interval
is recorded. |
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