Chapter 8

Question 1

Behavioral Categories (Coding Schemes) (Ethograms in Animal Research)

Answer 1

Include both the general and specific classes of behavior you are interested in observing

Question 2

Frequency Method

Answer 2

Record the number of times a particular behavior occurs within a time period

Question 3

Duration Method

Answer 3

The interest is in how long a particular behavior lasts

Question 4

Intervals Method

Answer 4

Dividing your observation period into discrete time intervals and then record whether a behavior occurs within each interval

Question 5

Time sampling

Answer 5

Scanning a group for specific period of time and then recording the observed behaviors for the next period

Question 6

Individual Sampling

Answer 6

You select a single subject for observation over a given time period and record the observed behavior

Question 7

Event Sampling

Answer 7

You observe only one behavior and record all instances of the behavior

Question 8

Interrater Reliability

Answer 8

The degree to which two or more observers agree in their classification or quantification of behavior