Describing Behavior

Question 1

Behavior

Answer 1

Any Human action that can be observed and measured

Question 2

Obective

Answer 2

Observable and Measurable

Question 3

Subjective

Answer 3

Emotional and Judgmental

Question 4

Continuous Data Collection

Answer 4

Captures every possible behavior or the actual duration of each instance of behavior

Question 5

Discontinuous Data Collection

Answer 5

Captures a sample of behavior during an observation by recording wether the behavior is occurring at designated times

Question 6

Continuous numbers

Answer 6

Numbers that occur in a range used for collecting data on behaviors with unclear stop and start points

Question 7

Discrete numbers

Answer 7

Whole numbers and hole numbers used for measuring behaviors that have an easily discernible start and stop points

Question 8

Social Valitity

Answer 8

The degree to which treatment goals and procedures are acceptable and meaningful to recipients and their communities of support