Dr. Timmons is investigating criminal behavior trajectories, specifically the length of time between the first criminal act committed and the first criminal act that resulted with incarceration in prison. Dr. Timmons is interviewing hundreds of prisoners for his data collection. Dr. Timmons will be playing close attention to:
A) frequency count recording.
B) variable schedule recording.
C) interval recording.
D) duration recording.

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Dr. Timmons is focusing on the length of time between two specific events (the first criminal act and the first incarceration), which directly relates to measuring the duration of a particular behavior or sequence of behaviors. Duration recording is the appropriate method for capturing this type of data.

Dr Timmons Is Investigating Criminal Behavior Trajectories, Specifically the Length