sampling procedures

• What is time sampling in observational research?

  Recording behaviors in a given time frame at specific intervals
• How does an observer conduct time sampling?

  By noting what a target individual is doing every 15 or 20 seconds for 1 minute
• If an observer records behaviors every 15 seconds for 1 minute, how many observations are made?

  4 observations
• What does the observer do during time sampling?

  Select one or more behavioral categories to tick at the time interval
• What is event sampling in observational research?

  Recording a target behavior or event every time it occurs
• How does event sampling differ from time sampling?

  Event sampling focuses on specific behaviors, while time sampling records behaviors at intervals