Human Behavioral Coding
I sat in the library (a natural study environment) and studied how long an individual sat on their phone instead of studying.Â
Start: 2:30
2:30 for 3 minutes and 28 seconds
2:34 for 6 minutes and 2 seconds
2:56 for 4 minutes 12 seconds
3:16 for 2 minutes 36 seconds
3:23 for 5 minutes 48 seconds
Stop: 3:30
Total time on phone: 22 minutes and 6 seconds
- 37% of the time
Strengths: Measures both frequency and duration.
Weaknesses: Data can be ambiguous. No way to measure more intense or less intense phone use.