Identify the Type of Observational Study Used

question 50

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of observational study used. A town obtains current employment data by polling 10,000 of its citizens this month.

• A) Prospective
• B) Retrospective
• C) Cross-sectional
• D) None of these

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Definitions:

Cumulative Record

A graphical representation that shows the total number of responses made over time in a learning or conditioning experiment.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus used in the study of animal behavior to investigate the effects of reinforcement on behavior.

Response Rate

The frequency at which a certain behavior or reaction occurs in a given period of time.

Classical Conditioning

The act of acquiring knowledge via the ongoing pairing of two stimuli, which leads to a response that initially responds to the second stimulus but eventually responds to the first stimulus.