ABAT Measurement and Data Collection 2

Question 1

Partial interval recording tends to do which of the following to the reported occurrence of behavior?

Accepted Answer

Overestimate it

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Underestimate it

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Accurately represent it

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Eliminate variability in it

Question 2

In whole interval recording, behavior is scored as occurring only if:

Accepted Answer

It persists throughout the entire interval

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It begins within the first half of the interval

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It is observed at the instant the interval ends

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It occurs more than once during the interval

Question 3

Momentary time sampling (MTS) records behavior:

Accepted Answer

Only at the precise moment each interval ends

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Continuously across the entire session

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Whenever it begins during any interval

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During randomly selected 5-second windows

Question 4

Which IOA method is most appropriate for low-frequency behaviors to avoid inflated agreement scores?

Accepted Answer

Occurrence IOA

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Total count IOA

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Non-occurrence IOA

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Mean count per interval IOA

Question 5

Point-by-point interobserver agreement compares observer data at the level of:

Accepted Answer

Each individual interval or trial

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The total session count

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Block averages across five intervals

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Only intervals where behavior occurred

Question 6

Which discontinuous recording method produces the most accurate estimate of the true proportion of time a behavior occupies?

Accepted Answer

Momentary time sampling

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Partial interval recording

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Whole interval recording

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Fixed ratio recording

Question 7

An observer collects data using 10-second intervals and records a '+' any time the behavior occurs at all during the interval. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Partial interval recording

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Whole interval recording

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Momentary time sampling

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Continuous event recording