Behavior States Are Real and Observable

Behavior States Are Real and Observable

This article critiques the research methodology used by Mudford, Hogg, and Roberts (1999) that resulted in a failure to achieve inter-observer agreement on adults with mental retardation when using an experimental, 13-category behavior state code. Arguments are provided on why their videotape study...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of mental retardation 2000-07, Vol.105 (4), p.300-306
Hauptverfasser: Guess, Doug, Roberts, Sally, Rues, Jane
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Adults
Behavior Patterns
Evaluation Methods
Humans
Infant
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Interrater Reliability
Mental Retardation
Observer Variation
Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Research Design
Research Methodology
Research Problems
Videotape Recording
Videotape Recordings
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Zusammenfassung:This article critiques the research methodology used by Mudford, Hogg, and Roberts (1999) that resulted in a failure to achieve inter-observer agreement on adults with mental retardation when using an experimental, 13-category behavior state code. Arguments are provided on why their videotape study does not meet requirements of acceptable methodology. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
ISSN:0895-8017
DOI:10.1352/0895-8017(2000)105<0300:BSARAO>2.0.CO;2