Whereas Deductive Arguments Are Evaluated According to Their Validity, Inductive

question 55

Multiple Choice

Whereas deductive arguments are evaluated according to their validity, inductive arguments are evaluated according to their:

• A)strength
• B)simplicity
• C)validity
• D)invalidity
• E)volume

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that occurs as an automatic response to a specific stimulus, often reflexive and not under conscious control, such as knee-jerk reactions.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding successive approximations of the target behavior.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning where successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.