A Teacher Takes Notes While Watching Students on the Playground

question 118

Multiple Choice

A teacher takes notes while watching students on the playground to see if differences in play behavior are associated with discipline problems in class. The teacher is using which of the following research methods?

• A) survey
• B) case study
• C) experimentation
• D) naturalistic observation

Recognize the characteristics of behaviorism and its influence on the understanding of learning and behavior.

Identify examples of classical conditioning in everyday scenarios.

Understand the terminology used in classical conditioning, such as stimulus, response, and reinforcement.

Recognize logical fallacies and reasoning in the context of psychological explanations.

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