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Computers in behavioural research

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Event recording methods have evolved from stopwatches and checksheets, through chart recorders and dedicated electronic event recorders, to flexible systems based on off-the-shelf microcomputers.

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  1. Dept. of Entomology, Agricultural Univ. Wageningen, The Netherlands

    L. P. J. J. Noldus

  2. Dept. of Clinical and Health Psychology, Univ. of Leiden, and the Inst for Human Resource Management, The Netherlands

    E. L. H. M. van de Loo

  3. Philips Data Systems BV, Apel-doorn, The Netherlands

    P. H. A. Timmers

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