Exam 2: Observing and Recording Behavior

Recording a person's behavior without the person knowing that recording is taking place, is one way to decrease reactivity.

Brian's parents are interested in recording his stuttering behavior.They record each instance in which Brian stutters.This is an example of _____________ recording.

Provide an example of frequency recording, duration recording, and latency recording.

Which of the following is NOT used in indirect assessment?

A good behavioral definition requires you to make inferences about internal states or motivation of the individual.

Reactivity of observation often occurs with self-monitoring, but never when recording is done by an observer.

Assessment that relies on information from interviews and questionnaires is called _________________________ assessment.

Julie and Beth independently observe (hear) a child swear, and each records that swearing occurred.This is called:

Which method will NOT reduce reactivity of observation?

A teacher observes and records instances of misbehavior by a student.This is an example of:

Dawn's parents record her hair pulling behavior for a specific period of time.The time during which Dawn's parents observe and record her behavior is called the:

Recording how long it takes for a person to come up with an answer to a question after the question is asked is an example of a duration measure.

In time sample recording, the behavior is recorded in consecutive periods of time within the observation period.

If an observation period is divided into a number of time periods, and the behavior is recorded during only part of each interval it is called _____________ recording.

Bill keeps track of the amount of time he studies each day.Which dimension of behavior is Bill recording?