An Experiment Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Intervention for Improving

question 23

True/False

An experiment evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention for improving attitudes about something finds that the mean posttest score of the experimental group is 70, which is better than the control group’s mean posttest score of 65. The significance level is .05, and the p value is .01. The standard deviation is 5.
-The Cohen's d effect size statistic is +1.0.

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Definitions:

DRH

A differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior schedule where reinforcement is contingent on responses being made at or above a certain rate.

DRO

A behavioral intervention technique known as Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, where reinforcement is delivered for any behavior other than a target behavior.

Serial Position

The tendency to recall items from the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle.

Positive Contrast

The phenomenon where the perceived quality or response to a stimulus increases when it is contrasted with a less preferable stimulus.