A Proposed Model for Selecting Measurement Procedures for the Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior.

The authors built a flow-chart. It tells you which data sheet to pick when a client hits, yells, or bolts.

They weighed three things: how true the numbers must be, how much time you have, and how the client reacts to being watched.

The paper does not give new numbers. It gives a map.

Follow the steps and you land on a choice: partial-interval, latency, duration, or permanent product.

McMillan (1979) warned that staring at kids can change their behavior. The 2016 model answers that worry by letting you pick less-intrusive tools when reactivity is high.

Kang et al. (2013) and Hall et al. (2005) show that some preference tests work better than others. The model folds those same validity checks into its first step.

Hogg et al. (1995) found that three reinforcer tests rarely agree. The 2016 guide tells you to run more than one method when the stakes are high, matching that same warning.

Next time you plan data collection, walk through the model instead of defaulting to 10-second partial interval. You will save time, get cleaner data, and avoid reactivity that can spoil your baseline.