In Event Sampling, the Observer Records

question 97

Multiple Choice

In event sampling, the observer records

• A) all instances of a particular behavior during a specified time period.
• B) all behaviors that occur during a specified time period.
• C) whether certain behaviors occur during a sample of short time intervals.
• D) similar behavior patterns in participants who are the same age.

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Definitions:

Abilities

The skills, talents, or competencies a person has, which can be natural or developed, that enable them to perform specific tasks or actions.

Exertion

The physical or mental effort applied in order to achieve something.

Naïve Psychology

A concept in social psychology that refers to the natural human capacity to make sense of other people's behavior by attributing particular psychological states and traits to them.

Heider

Refers to Fritz Heider, an Austrian psychologist known for his work in the psychology of interpersonal relations and attribution theory.