Interobserver reliability
a. a desirable feature of behavior samples
b. a formal method of observation and recording in which you record selected behaviors during preset uniform time periods and at regularly recurring or randomly selected intervals
c. the degree to which two or more observers agree with one another as to what occurred during an observation session
d. a characteristic of any method that does not preserve descriptions of behavior and events as they originally occurred
e. a characteristic of any method that preserves descriptions of behavior and events as they originally occurred
ANS: C
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