Susan recorded data on a student’s fidgeting behavior in the following way: She divided a 10minute recording period into 10-second intervals and recorded in each interval a "+" if the target behavior occurred at least once. The percentage of intervals of target behavior occurrence was about 45%. The data resulting are most likely to be an

Susan recorded data on a student’s fidgeting behavior in the following way: She divided a 10minute recording period into 10-second intervals and recorded in each interval a "+" if the target behavior occurred at least once. The percentage of intervals of target behavior occurrence was about 45%. The data resulting are most likely to be an
A .  accurate measure of inter-response times.
B .  inaccurate measure of inter-response times.
C .  overestimate of the occurrence of the behavior.
D .  underestimate of the occurrence of the behavior.

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Answer: C