The program identifies 22 separate behaviors that constitute Sniffy’s naïve behavioral repertoire. The program records the total number of times each behavior occurs during a specified interval of time (measured in seconds). It also divides the total number by the total time, which produces a measure known as the ________ of the behavior.
a. slope
b. rate
c. relative frequency
d. cumulative frequency
b. rate
Answer feedback: Dividing the total number of times a behavior occurs by the total amount of time in which it was counted produces the rate of the behavior.
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