If a Researcher Understands and Explains His or Her Epistemological

question 27

Multiple Choice

If a researcher understands and explains his or her epistemological, ontological, axiological, methodological, and rhetorical beliefs, the study has:

• A) Inside-outside validity
• B) Paradigmatic/philosophical validity
• C) Commensurability approximation validity
• D) Weakness minimization validity

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Definitions:

Immediate Reinforcer

A reward or punishment that follows an action directly and increases the likelihood of the behavior repeating.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, before conditioning associates it with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning or conditioning.