Because People or Animals Sometimes Change Their Behaviour When They

question 130

Short Answer

Because people or animals sometimes change their behaviour when they know they are being watched,researchers often make use of ____________ measures of behaviour in order to avoid this problem.

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Definitions:

Shaping

The process of reinforcing successive approximations to a desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A learning strategy in which the level of a specific behavior is adjusted using incentivization or penal measures.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, it is a consequence that strengthens an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through association with a primary reinforcer, such as money being valued due to its ability to purchase food.