Measurement of Behavior (Discontinuous)

Question 1

What are the Discontinuous measurements of behavior?

Answer 1

Partial interval recording, whole interval recording, momentary time sampling

Question 2

What is Partial Interval Recording?

Answer 2

Session is broken down into small interval of time and technician records if the behavior happens at all during that interval. Frequency of behavior occurring through an interval is not counted; only if the behavior did or did not occur

Question 3

What is Whole Interval Recording?

Answer 3

Session is broken down into small interval of time and technician records if the behavior happened continuously throughout the entire internal. The behavior will not count as happening if it does not happen throughout the entire interval; only if it occurs continuously throughout the entire interval.

Question 3

What is Momentary Time Sampling?

Answer 3

Session is broken down into a small interval of time and technician records, at the end of the interval, if the behavior occurred in that moment. This type of data collection is most often used for behaviors occurring at a high frequency and/or in a long duration.