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a. Sally presses a counter every time a toddler looks in the direction of his or her mother during the clinic visit.
b. Annika presses a button on her handheld computer every time, during the work day, that she becomes aware of a craving for a cigarette.
c. Tomás makes a hatch mark on a piece of paper every time one spouse interrupts the other during a recorded conversation.
d. All of the above are appropriate scoring procedures.


D

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