PSYCO282 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Textbook Notes
8 Dec 2017
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2: observing and recording behavior: behavioral assessment- measurement of the target behavior. Di r ec t an d i n di r ec t a sse ssmen t. Indirect assessment involves using interviews, questionnaires, and rating scales to obtain info on the target behavior from the person exhibiting the behavior or from others (ex, parents, teachers, or staff) Indirect assessment does not occur when the target behavior occurs but relies on an i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s re(cid:272)all of the target (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior: direct assessment: a person observes and records the target behavior as it occurs. In direct- observer is trained to observe the target behavior and its occurrence immediately. In indirect- i(cid:374)fo o(cid:374) the target (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior depe(cid:374)ds o(cid:374) people"s (cid:373)e(cid:373)ories a(cid:374)d (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:374)ot notice all the occurrences of the behavior. Defi n i n g t he t a rg et b eha vi or. Labels are not behavior: specific behaviors can be observed and recorded; labels for the behavior cannot.
