Within a 5-Hour Observation Period During the School Day a Child

question 74

Essay

Within a 5-hour observation period during the school day a child was observed engaging in off-task behavior (e.g., daydreaming, watching television, playing with pencil, drawing with pencil) 54 times for a total of 122 minutes. What would be the most beneficial descriptive statistic to describe these data and why? Calculate the descriptive statistic and report correctly.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned

In behavioral psychology, refers to stimuli or responses that are natural and do not require learning to manifest.

Conditioned

The process by which an individual's behavioral response is learned or modified through experience or training.

Learned

Acquired knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught.

Habituation

Habituation is the psychological process in which there is a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus over time.