Count
The number of times a behavior occurs
Ex: Patrick punched his brother 3 times; asally independently minded for a cookie 1 time
Frequency/Rate
The number of times a behavior occurs over a particular time period. If a measure of time is included then it's rate measurement.
Frequency/rate examples: Dahlia bit her hand 6 times per hour; Sammie cooks dinner 5x a week
Response latency
The duration of time that passes from the onset of an SD (instruction/demand) to the start of the behavior.
Ex: a mom tells her daughter, “ come sit down. It’s time for dinner.” The daughter comes to the table 3 minutes later the response latency would be 3 minutes.
Interresponse time (IRT)
The duration of time that passes from the end of a response to the beginning of the next response.
ex: Maya raises her hand in class at 9 AM then again at 9:05 AM the IRT between her raising her hand would be 5 minutes.
Duration
A total amount of time from the beginning of a behavior to the end of it.
Ex: Benji screams for 3 minutes.
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