What Can Behavioral Studies of Learning Demonstrate

question 2

Multiple Choice

What can behavioral studies of learning demonstrate?

• A)how the elements of the nervous system change due to associative learning
• B)the conditions under which information is acquired
• C)the features of the reflex arc necessary for learning to occur
• D)All of these

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Control Group

In experimental research, it refers to the group of participants that does not receive the experimental treatment, serving as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Confounded

A situation in research where the effect of one variable is mixed up with the effect of another, making it difficult to ascertain causality.

Correlated

Being correlated refers to a statistical relationship between two or more variables, where a change in one is associated with a change in the other.