You Would Like to Know the Relationship Between the Number

question 63

Multiple Choice

You would like to know the relationship between the number of psychology courses people take and their interpersonal sensitivity.You survey college students to determine how much psychology they have taken and then have them complete a test of social sensitivity.Finally,you plot the relationship.This is an example of

• A)a laboratory experiment.
• B)a field experiment.
• C)a correlational study.
• D)participant observation.

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Definitions:

Behavior Modification

A systematic approach to changing behavior through the application of the principles of conditioning.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus.

Cognitive Science

An interdisciplinary field that studies the mind and its processes, including how people think, learn, remember, and perceive.

Control of Antecedents

Strategies or techniques aimed at managing or altering environmental or internal factors that precede and trigger a specific behavior.