Gordon and Jeannette Were Paired to Work as a Team

question 13

Multiple Choice

Gordon and Jeannette were paired to work as a team on their research methods project. They are very interested in examining the variable of test anxiety, with specific attention paid to the extent the study resembles test anxiety in the classroom or natural environment. Gordon and Jeannette are primarily interested in their study's:

• A) mundane realism.
• B) control group.
• C) internal validity.
• D) concurrent validity.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response (CR)

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned through association with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response (CR)

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

A stimulus that was once neutral but, after being paired with a fundamental stimulus, ultimately induces a learned reaction.