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The Effects of Prior Information and Behavioral Predictability on Observer Accuracy
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Mash, Eric J.; Makohoniuk, George – Child Development, 1975
This study was designed to: (1) assess the influence of an instructional set given to an observer regarding the presence or absence of a predictable pattern in the observed interaction, (2) extend and replicate findings of a previous study of observer accuracy, and (3) identify some of the specific types of errors made by observers in coding…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Observation, Performance, Predictor Variables
The Effect of Two Training Procedures on Observer Agreement and Variability of Behavior Ratings
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Wildman, Beth G.; And Others – Child Development, 1975
Observer reliability and number of behaviors rated were compared following two types of observer training: (1) training of observers by one individual, and (2) self-training, or each pair of observers training itself. Results suggest that more adequate standards for the training of observers and the reporting of observer reliability be adopted by…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Observation, Reliability, Training Methods
Reliability Assessment of Observation Data: A Possible Methodological Problem
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Reid, John B. – Child Development, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Covert Response, Females, Observation
Situational Effects on Observer Accuracy: Behavioral Predictability, Prior Experience, and Complexity of Coding Categories
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Mash, Eric J.; McElwee, John D. – Child Development, 1974
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Interaction, Observation, Performance Factors
Overt versus Covert Assessment of Observer Reliability.
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Weinrott, Mark R.; Jones, Richard R. – Child Development, 1984
Examines the tendency of observers to make less reliable recordings of behavorial events when a calibrating observer is absent. Using four different multicategory systems, 26 experienced observers coded 200 hours of videotaped family interactions. Concludes that observers lapse into a less attentive "set" prior to coding without a…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Family (Sociological Unit)
Incidence of "Friendship" and Behavior toward Strong Associates versus Nonassociates in Preschoolers.
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Hinde, Robert A.; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Establishes a criterion for and assesses the incidence of friendship among preschoolers. Factors affecting the formation of close association and the consistency of children's interactions with friends and nonfriends were also analyzed. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Criterion Referenced Tests, Friendship, Observation