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TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR FROM THE SCHEDULING OF PSYCHOLOGY QUIZZES
Author(s) -
Jarmolowicz David P.,
Hayashi Yusuke,
Pipkin Claire St. Peter
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-297
Subject(s) - psychology , scheduling (production processes) , cognitive psychology , economics , operations management
Temporal patterns of behavior have been observed in real‐life performances such as bill passing in the U.S. Congress, in‐class studying, and quiz taking. However, the practical utility of understanding these patterns has not been evaluated. The current study demonstrated the presence of temporal patterns of quiz taking in a university‐level introductory psychology course and used these patterns to manage the traffic of quiz takers in a computerized testing lab. Results are discussed in terms of the applications of tracking temporal response patterns.