DrPerkins Places Rats That Always Lived in a Deprived Environment

question 11

Multiple Choice

Dr.Perkins places rats that always lived in a deprived environment into a new "enriched" environment with an exercise wheel and toys to stimulate the rats' problem-solving capabilities.After two weeks in the enriched environment,the rats seem more alert than they were before.Dr.Perkins decides to try the same thing with a new sample of rats,which also seem more alert after spending two weeks in the new environment.This means that Dr.Perkins replicated his findings on the second sample of rats.However,when Dr.Perkins wants to know whether the rats became more alert because of the exercise wheel or because of the toys,he is concerned with the issue of _____________.

• A)reliability
• B)measuring gradients
• C)internal validity
• D)ecological validity

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Definitions:

Purveyors of Ideology

Individuals or groups that promote or disseminate a particular set of beliefs, values, or principles.

Structural Forces

Encompass the societal, economic, and political structures that shape and constrain individual and group actions and interactions within a society.

Hegemony

The domination or leadership of one country or social group over others.

False Consciousness

A concept in Marxist theory that describes the scenario where oppressed classes are misguided about their real interests and conditions due to dominant ideological frameworks.