Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason for the Need

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the need for sampling?

• A)It is usually too costly to study the whole population.
• B)It is usually too time consuming to look at the whole population.
• C)It is sometimes destructive to observe the entire population.
• D)It is always more informative by investigating a sample than the entire population.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, through which associations are made between a behavior and the consequences for that behavior.

Extinction

In the study of psychology, this term describes the slow reduction and final elimination of a conditioned response due to the absence of pairing between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that have not been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A training method where two signals are consistently associated with each other; a reaction initially triggered by the second signal ultimately becomes triggered by just the first signal alone.