Which recording type examines whether specific behaviors occur during each time interval and the observation is divided into segments?

• A. Narrative recording
• B. Interval recording
• C. Event recording
• D. Ratings Recording

Answer: (B)

Time-sampling methods that break observation into equal time chunks and note whether the target behavior occurs within each segment are being used. This approach is interval recording: the observer divides the session into consecutive time intervals and marks whether the behavior happened at any point during each interval. The result is a time-sliced overview that lets you calculate what proportion of intervals included the behavior, revealing patterns over time.

Narrative recording, by contrast, collects descriptive notes about events as they unfold; event recording tallies each occurrence of the behavior without dividing the observation into time segments; ratings recording uses a subjective scale to rate the behavior rather than indicating presence or absence in specific intervals.