A Test of Driving Ability Is Given to a Random

question 76

Short Answer

A test of driving ability is given to a random sample of 10 student drivers before and after they complete a formal driver education course. Results follow.
Test the hypothesis that there is no difference between the before-class scores and the after-class scores at α = .05.

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Definitions:

Elicited

Refers to a response that is drawn out or evoked by a specific stimulus or condition.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a reward or punishment (reinforcement) is not given every time the desired response is performed, making the response more resistant to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A schedule of reinforcement in which a desirable behavior is rewarded every time it occurs, leading to rapid learning.

Extinction Contrast Effect

The increased difference in the intensity or frequency of a response observed when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced, in the presence of a contrasting condition that continues to be reinforced.