Observing to Record Behaviors and for Administration/Management

Tres Mali Scott

When documenting observed behavior is apart of a research, a therapy session,  an intake, or an assessment, what is considered a "baseline behavior" is the most common, consist, or repeated behavior. "Baseline behaviors" are used when assessing an individuals behaviors, they are considered how a person, animal, or other subjects (plants, for example) responses even in different situations. "Baseline behaviors" could also be considered depositional responses.

Baselining is also used in administration and management as a way to assess the strengths of an employee or trainee. An example is if one person writes better than another or another communicates better than another, than these baseline behaviors of the employee would be used to delegate responsibilities that causes success to the department, company, organization, etc.