Characteristics

Code:

A-CA-mi-tsb-?-4-a

Focus:

Affect: Cheerful Appearance (A-CA)

Time frame:

last instant (mi)

Mode:

time sampling of happy behaviors (tsb)

Scale Type:

scale not reported (?)

Scale Range:

4

Description

Time sampled ratings of positive and negative affect made from video recordings of child behavior; 30 second intervals across 15 minutes of free play and 1minute intervals for 4 alternate 5 minute segments of the Bayley test

Assessment of discrete behaviors; observation schedule not reported

Rated on 4 step scale, scale labels not reported