Which recording type examines whether specific behaviors occur during each time interval and the observation is divided into segments?

Which recording type examines whether specific behaviors occur during each time interval and the observation is divided into segments?

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

Answer: (B)

Time-sampling methods that break observation into equal time chunks and note whether the target behavior occurs within each segment are being used. This approach is interval recording: the observer divides the session into consecutive time intervals and marks whether the behavior happened at any point during each interval. The result is a time-sliced overview that lets you calculate what proportion of intervals included the behavior, revealing patterns over time. Narrative recording, by contrast, collects descriptive notes about events as they unfold; event recording tallies each occurrence of the behavior without dividing the observation into time segments; ratings recording uses a subjective scale to rate the behavior rather than indicating presence or absence in specific intervals.

Time-sampling methods that break observation into equal time chunks and note whether the target behavior occurs within each segment are being used. This approach is interval recording: the observer divides the session into consecutive time intervals and marks whether the behavior happened at any point during each interval. The result is a time-sliced overview that lets you calculate what proportion of intervals included the behavior, revealing patterns over time.

Narrative recording, by contrast, collects descriptive notes about events as they unfold; event recording tallies each occurrence of the behavior without dividing the observation into time segments; ratings recording uses a subjective scale to rate the behavior rather than indicating presence or absence in specific intervals.