In Time-Based Methods of Recording and Reporting Behavior, Duration Recording

question 11

Multiple Choice

In time-based methods of recording and reporting behavior, duration recording involves:

• A)measuring the length of time from the delivery of an antecedent stimulus that should elicit the target behavior, to the actual beginning of the target behavior.
• B)observing the amount of assistance or help required to admit the target behavior.
• C)using the number of opportunities to perform target behaviors.
• D)measuring the length of time from when a behavior begins to its termination.

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Definitions:

Protists

Eukaryotic organisms that are not classified as animals, plants, or fungi, often unicellular or simple multicellular, including amoebas, algae, and protozoa.

Trypanosoma

A genus of parasitic protozoa known to cause diseases such as sleeping sickness in humans and animals.

African Sleeping Sickness

A parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by the tsetse fly, characterized by fever, headaches, joint pains, and sleep disturbances.

Excavates

A group of unicellular organisms, often flagellates, characterized by a distinct cellular structure, including a feeding groove.