Which method involves checking whether a behavior occurs within defined time intervals and is also called time sampling?

Which method involves checking whether a behavior occurs within defined time intervals and is also called time sampling?

• A. Narrative recording
• B. Interval recording
• C. Event Recording
• D. Ratings Recording

Answer: (B)

The concept being tested is time sampling, specifically how observation is structured into defined time blocks. Interval recording is the method that fits this idea: you divide the observation period into equal intervals and note whether the behavior occurs at any moment within each interval. This creates a presence/absence record for each time block, which is exactly what time sampling aims to capture. This differs from event recording, which tallies every single instance of the behavior (without focusing on blocks of time), narrative recording, which provides a descriptive, continuous account, and ratings recording, which assigns a subjective score or rating rather than simply noting occurrence within each interval.

The concept being tested is time sampling, specifically how observation is structured into defined time blocks. Interval recording is the method that fits this idea: you divide the observation period into equal intervals and note whether the behavior occurs at any moment within each interval. This creates a presence/absence record for each time block, which is exactly what time sampling aims to capture.

This differs from event recording, which tallies every single instance of the behavior (without focusing on blocks of time), narrative recording, which provides a descriptive, continuous account, and ratings recording, which assigns a subjective score or rating rather than simply noting occurrence within each interval.