The force, intensity, or quantitative value of a response is referred to as what?

• A. Interobserver Agreement
• B. IRT
• C. Motivating Operation
• D. Magnitude

Answer: (D)

Magnitude is the strength or size of a single response—the force, intensity, or amount produced. It captures how hard or how much the behavior is emitted in one occurrence. For example, a response that is emitted with greater force or louder vocalization has greater magnitude than the same behavior performed with less intensity. This concept is distinct from interobserver agreement, which is about data reliability between observers; from interresponse time, which looks at the duration between responses; and from motivating operations, which alter how reinforcing a consequence is valued. So the term that fits the description of the force, intensity, or quantitative value of a response is magnitude.