Describe the Difference Between a Population and a Sample, and Provide

question 20

Essay

Describe the difference between a population and a sample, and provide two examples for each.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the consequences of an action determine the likelihood of it being repeated, influenced by reinforcement or punishment.

Captured Soldiers

Military personnel who have been taken prisoner by an opposing force.

Variable Interval

A reinforcement schedule that rewards a response at random time intervals, without a predictable pattern.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering reward or punishment.