title: EthoLog 2.2: a tool for the transcription and timing of behavior observation sessions.
abstract: EthoLog is a tool that aids in the transcription and timing of behavior observation sessions--experimental or naturalistic, from video/audio tapes or registering real time. It was created with Visual Basic and runs on Windows (3.x/9x). The user types the key codes for the predefined behavioral categories, and EthoLog registers their sequence and timing and saves the resulting data in ASCII output files. A sequential analysis matrix can be generated from the sequential data. The output files may be edited, converted to plain text files for printing, or exported to a spreadsheet program, such as MS Excel, for further analyses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo, Brazil. ebottoni@usp.br
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Ottoni
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D019370:Observation; D011584:Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors