The Reason Behaviorism Lost Its Appeal Is That

question 48

Multiple Choice

The reason behaviorism lost its appeal is that:

• A) its methods were not precise enough.
• B) it focused too much on internal representations.
• C) it could not explain higher-level cognitive processes.
• D) its ideas could not be specified mathematically.

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Definitions:

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, potentially distorting the model's coefficients.

Biased Estimates

Estimates that are systematically different from the population parameters being estimated, due to errors in data collection, analysis, or selection.

Slope Coefficients

In linear regression, the slope coefficient measures the rate of change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in the independent variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in statistical modeling, experiments, or observations that is expected to change as a result of manipulations in the independent variable(s).