Rotter's Construct of Reinforcement Value Refers to

question 60

Multiple Choice

Rotter's construct of reinforcement value refers to

• A)person's perception of how likely it is that certain consequences will occur if he or she engages in a particular behaviour within a specific situation
• B)the utility of the reinforcement for increasing the likelihood that the behaviour of interest will occur again
• C)the degree of control that the reinforcement exerts over one's behavioural outcomes
• D)how much one wants or fears the outcome that he or she believes the behaviour will produce

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Definitions:

F-Distribution

A statistical distribution used primarily in the analysis of variance (ANOVA), describing ratios of variance across different datasets.

Random Samples

A sample drawn from a population in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being included.

Level of Significance

The threshold for rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test, often set at a value like 0.05 or 0.01.

F Table

A table used in statistics for finding critical values of the F-distribution, important in analysis of variance (ANOVA) testing.