What Is a Cooperative (Co-Op)education Program

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Multiple Choice

What is a cooperative (co-op) education program?

• A)It is unpaid work experience that may or may not be related to a student's career of choice.
• B)It is for college juniors and seniors.
• C)It is a part-time job.
• D)A co-op is a paid apprenticeship in the student's career of choice.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variables

The variables in an experiment that are expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.

Pretest-Posttest Control

A research design that measures participants before and after an intervention, comparing to a control group not receiving the intervention.

External Validity

The degree to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations, populations, or time periods outside of the study conditions.

Sensitizing Effects

Changes in behavior or responses due to participants becoming accustomed or sensitized to the experiment or its conditions.