A Researcher Conducts a Study of the Effect of Gender

question 110

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts a study of the effect of gender of the victim on punishment.In the condition where the victim is female,the room temperature is over 90 degrees.In the condition where the victim is male,the room temperature is 70 degrees.Temperature of the room is a/an

• A) confound.
• B) independent variable.
• C) dependent variable.
• D) mediator.

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli which, when presented after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Punishments

Consequences designed to reduce a behavior's occurrence by presenting an undesirable response or removing a desirable stimulus following the behavior.

Skinner's Radical Behaviorism

A framework in psychology proposed by B.F. Skinner, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping behavior through reinforcement and punishment, without considering internal thoughts or feelings.

Reinforcement

In behaviorism, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by either presenting a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.