Which of the Following Accurately Describes an Independent-Measures Study

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes an independent-measures study?

• A)It uses a different group of participants for each of the treatment conditions being compared.
• B)It uses the same group of participants in all of the treatment conditions being compared.
• C)It uses one group of participants to evaluate a hypothesis about one population mean.
• D)none of the other alternatives is correct

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Definitions:

Passive Avoidance

A learning process where an individual learns to withhold a particular behavior to prevent an aversive event.

Permanently Suppress

To completely and indefinitely halt a particular activity, behavior, or process.

Punishment

An outcome that lowers the chance of a behavior occurring again by presenting a negative consequence after the action.

Extinction

In the context of behavioral psychology, it refers to the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of a conditioned response.