RBT Vocabulary / Strategies Review of Key Quizzes & Correct Answers.Terms in this set (44) Continuous Measurement Measurement conducted in a manner such that all instances of the response class(es) of interest are detected during the observation period Frequency A ratio of count per observation time; often expressed as count per standard unit of time (e.g., per minute, per hour, per day) and calculated by dividing the number of responses recorded by the number of standard unites of time in which observations were conducted; used interchangeably with rate.Duration A measure of the total extent of time in which a behavior occurs Discontinuous Measurement Measurement conducted in a manner such that some instances of the response class(es) of interest may not be detected Partial-interval recording A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of brief time intervals (typically from 5 to 10 seconds).The observer records whether the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval. Partial- interval recording is not concerned with how many times the behavior occurred during the interval or how long the behavior was present, just that it occurred at some point during the interval; tends to overestimate the proportion of the observation period that the behavior actually occurred. 1 / 2
Whole Interval time sampling A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of brief time intervals (typically from 5 to 15 seconds). At the end of each interval, the observer records whether the target behavior occurred throughout the entire interval; tends to underestimate the proportion of the observation period that many behaviors actually occurred.momentary time sampling A measurement method in which the presence or absence of behaviors are recorded at precisely specified time intervals.(contrast with interval recording.) Permanent Product recording Measuring permanent products is an ex post facto method of data collection because measurement takes place after the behavior has occurred. A permanent product is a change in the environment produced by a behavior that lasts long enough for measurement to take place.
Examples: education; compositions written, spelling words
written, worksheets completed, homework behaviors; mopping floors, dish washing, graffiti, recycling, picking up litter
socially: AUDIO TAPING reading orally, VIDEO TAPING
sitting with good posture -- ways that something natural can become a permanent product through contrived permanent products.dataThe results of measurement, usually in quantifiable form; in applied behavior analysis, it refers to measures of some quantifiable dimension of a behavior.graphsA visual format for displaying data; reveals relations among and between a series of measurements and relevant variables.
- / 2