Errors Such as Measurement Error, Processing Error, and Interviewer Error

question 41

Multiple Choice

Errors such as measurement error, processing error, and interviewer error are

• A) sampling errors.
• B) nonsampling errors.
• C) could be either sampling or nonsampling errors.
• D) impossible to detect.

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Definitions:

Unpredictable

Lacking consistency or regularity, making outcomes or future events difficult to anticipate or forecast.

Aversive Stimuli

Stimuli that an organism seeks to avoid due to their unpleasant nature, often used in conditioning and behavioral studies.

Respondent Behavior

Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to a specific stimulus, often without conscious intention, as studied in classical conditioning.

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments, in the context of operant conditioning.