Describe the Internal Validity Threat of Instrumentation and Give an Example

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Essay

Describe the internal validity threat of instrumentation and give an example.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Operantly Conditioned

A type of learning in which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in psychology that involves the addition of a stimulus after a behavior that makes the behavior more likely to occur again.

Associating Response

The process in which a connection is made between a stimulus and a reaction, often used in behavioral psychology to describe learned behaviors.