If It Is Desired to Include Marital Status in a Multiple

question 66

Multiple Choice

If it is desired to include marital status in a multiple regression model by using the categories single, married, separated, divorced, and widowed, what will be the effect on the model?

• A) One more independent variable will be included.
• B) Two more independent variables will be included.
• C) Three more independent variables will be included.
• D) Four more independent variables will be included.
• E) Five more independent variables will be included.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A technique in behavior therapy and training that rewards behaviors that progressively get closer to the desired behavior.

Reinforcing

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Extinction

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Instrumental Conditioning

A training method whereby a behavior's intensity is altered through either positive reinforcement or negative punishment.