Abstract
Recent studies have evaluated the sensitivity of discontinuous recording methods for detecting behavior changes; however, relatively few have evaluated observers' preferences for such methods. To address this limitation, this study used a concurrent chains design to evaluate eight therapists' preferences for collecting data using momentary time sampling (MTS) and partial interval recording with interval sizes of 10 s and 1 min. Results of the preference assessment showed that six of the eight therapists preferred to collect data using 1‐min MTS; however, results of a follow‐up questionnaire suggest that most therapists preferred 1‐min MTS primarily because it was easy to use rather than that it was accurate. These results are discussed with respect to recent findings on the sensitivity of MTS and partial interval recording. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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