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Temporal locus

The fact that every response occurs at a certain point in time relative to other events; latency and interresponse time measure this property.

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The learner begins washing 6 seconds after the cue, a measure of temporal locus.

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BCBA C.4 · Measurement, Data Display, and InterpretationMeasuring time-based dimensions: duration, latency, and IRT

Dimensional quantity
Duration
Interresponse time
Latency
Mean duration per occurrence
Temporal extent

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