Use the Guidelines to Evaluate the Study

question 6

Essay

Use the guidelines to evaluate the study. Discuss flaws that you see in the study.
-A researcher randomly selects 300 adults from the city of Kentwood by using a random
number generator and a list of residents of the town. She calls the people in the sample and
asks the following question: "Do you agree that more of the city's budget should be spent
on social services for the poor? " She announces that 54% of the people in Kentwood feel
that more of the city's budget should be spent on social services for the poor.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A process of acquiring knowledge in which the force of an activity is changed by either positive reinforcement or penalties.

Token Economy

A behavioral therapy method that involves rewarding desired behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for various privileges or treats.

Operant-conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reward or punishment.

Humanistic-existential

A psychological approach focusing on individual experience, personal growth, and the inherent meaning of life.