Across captive settings, nonhuman primates may develop an array of abnormal behaviors
including stereotypic and self‐injurious behavior. Abnormal behavior can indicate a state of …

The manner in which laboratory rodents are housed is driven by economics (minimal use of
space and resources), ergonomics (ease of handling and visibility of animals), hygiene, and …

Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements,
have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This …

Traditional approaches to the quantification of team sports have proved to be limited in their
ability to identify complex structural regularities that, despite being unobservable …

The octopus arm is often referred to as one of the most flexible limbs in nature, yet this
assumption requires detailed inspection given that this has not been measured …

Traditional methods for quantifying sport performances are limited in their capacity to
describe the complex interactions of events that occur within a performance over time. The …

Observer agreement is often regarded as the sine qua non of observational research.
Cohen's κ? is a widely used index and is appropriate when discrete entities—such as a turn …

Reliable measurements are fundamental for the empirical sciences. In observational
research, measurements often consist of observers categorizing behavior into nominal …

This study aimed to measure behavioral correlates of self-regulation in elite youth soccer
players. Behaviors regarded as indicative of self-regulated learning were identified by …

The present article analyzes the diversity of motor skills related to three different kinds of
instructions: descriptive, metaphoric, and kinesic, with a special emphasis on the detection …