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Continuous Measurement - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Measuring each and every instance of
behavior within the entire observation period.
What are the 5 types of continuous measurement? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Frequency,
Rate, Duration, Inter Rate Response (IRR), and Latency.
Frequency - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A simple count of the instances of a behavior,
represented by a tally.
Example; how many times did John hit another student? You would tally every time
John hit another student and present the count as a number. John hit another student
five times.
Rate - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A frequency count with a time element. This type of
continuous measurement is an important measurement when looking at behaviors
which are frequent and short, like hitting, raising hands, flapping hands, disrupting
another student, yelling.
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Example; if you are measuring how many times John hit another student, you would
report this as John hits at the rate of five times per hour.
Duration - Correct Answer✔️✔️-How long a Behavior occurs. To take this type of data
you start a stopwatch when the behavior begins and end the stopwatch when the
behavior stops. This data is often reported as an average over time, and is for behaviors
that are long lasting like tantrums, social play, how long it takes a child to get dressed.
Inter Rate Response (IRT) - Correct Answer✔️✔️-This is the observed time between
responses. To take this type of data you start the stopwatch when the behavior ends
and stop the stopwatch when the behavior begins again. This type of data is typically
reported as an average.
Example; The time between doing math problems, the time between prosocial
behaviors.
Latency - Correct Answer✔️✔️-This is the time from prompt to the start of the behavior.
To take this type of data start the stopwatch when the prompt is given and stop the
stopwatch when the behavior starts. You might want to take this type of data when there
is a delay between the prompts and when the behavior occurs.
Example; The time from a prompt to get dressed to a person getting dressed, the time
from the instruction to begin a math problem to the response.
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Discontinuous Measurement - Correct Answer✔️✔️-These measurement procedures are
classified as samples of the target behavior, but they do not measure every instance of
a behavior within the entire observation period. These types of measurement
procedures are used when it is too time-consuming to take continuous measurement
data.
What are the 3 types of Discontinuous Measurement? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Partial
interval, whole interval, and momentary time sampling.
Partial Interval - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A type of discontinuous measurement that records
the presence or absence of a behavior during a brief interval of time. Intervals are
marked as positive if the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval, and
negative if the target behavior did not occur during the entire interval.
Example; take an interval of 30 seconds and look for hand flapping behavior. You would
mark a positive if the hand flapping behavior occurred at any point during the 30 second
intervals, and a negative if it did not.
Whole interval - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A discontinuous measurement procedure that
records the presence or absence of a behavior during the whole interval. Intervals are
marked as a positive if the target behavior occurred during the entire interval, and a
negative if the target behavior stopped at any time during the interval.
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RBT Exam 2024 study guide with
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Continuous Measurement - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Measuring each and every instance of
behavior within the entire observation period.
What are the 5 types of continuous measurement? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Frequency,
Rate, Duration, Inter Rate Response (IRR), and Latency.
Frequency - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A simple count of the instances of a behavior,
represented by a tally.
Example; how many times did John hit another student? You would tally every time
John hit another student and present the count as a number. John hit another student
five times.
Rate - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A frequency count with a time element. This type of
continuous measurement is an important measurement when looking at behaviors
which are frequent and short, like hitting, raising hands, flapping hands, disrupting
another student, yelling.
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Example; if you are measuring how many times John hit another student, you would
report this as John hits at the rate of five times per hour.
Duration - Correct Answer✔️✔️-How long a Behavior occurs. To take this type of data
you start a stopwatch when the behavior begins and end the stopwatch when the
behavior stops. This data is often reported as an average over time, and is for behaviors
that are long lasting like tantrums, social play, how long it takes a child to get dressed.
Inter Rate Response (IRT) - Correct Answer✔️✔️-This is the observed time between
responses. To take this type of data you start the stopwatch when the behavior ends
and stop the stopwatch when the behavior begins again. This type of data is typically
reported as an average.
Example; The time between doing math problems, the time between prosocial
behaviors.
Latency - Correct Answer✔️✔️-This is the time from prompt to the start of the behavior.
To take this type of data start the stopwatch when the prompt is given and stop the
stopwatch when the behavior starts. You might want to take this type of data when there
is a delay between the prompts and when the behavior occurs.
Example; The time from a prompt to get dressed to a person getting dressed, the time
from the instruction to begin a math problem to the response.
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Discontinuous Measurement - Correct Answer✔️✔️-These measurement procedures are
classified as samples of the target behavior, but they do not measure every instance of
a behavior within the entire observation period. These types of measurement
procedures are used when it is too time-consuming to take continuous measurement
data.
What are the 3 types of Discontinuous Measurement? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Partial
interval, whole interval, and momentary time sampling.
Partial Interval - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A type of discontinuous measurement that records
the presence or absence of a behavior during a brief interval of time. Intervals are
marked as positive if the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval, and
negative if the target behavior did not occur during the entire interval.
Example; take an interval of 30 seconds and look for hand flapping behavior. You would
mark a positive if the hand flapping behavior occurred at any point during the 30 second
intervals, and a negative if it did not.
Whole interval - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A discontinuous measurement procedure that
records the presence or absence of a behavior during the whole interval. Intervals are
marked as a positive if the target behavior occurred during the entire interval, and a
negative if the target behavior stopped at any time during the interval.
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