The Researcher Compares the Scores from the Pretest and the Posttest

question 58

True/False

The researcher compares the scores from the pretest and the posttest, looking for a change based on the treatment or condition occurring in time between the two measurements.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

Following a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus, a conditioned response that had previously disappeared resurfaces.

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology that involves reinforcing behaviors that are successively closer to the desired action.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was conditioned.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.