Anecdotal Evidence

question 12

Multiple Choice

Anecdotal evidence:

• A)is more reliable than data generated by artificial laboratory experiments.
• B)consists of telling personal stories to support a particular claim.
• C) is essentially the same as conducting a survey.
• D)typically involves large groups of randomly selected research participants.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Reinforcement

A concept in behaviorism that describes any stimulus which strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response.

Attention

Actively paying attention to a specific part of the environment, while omitting to notice other aspects.

Motor Reproduction

In the context of social learning theory, it refers to the physical ability to replicate the observed actions of a model.