A Researcher Tries to Make Sure That Subjects in the Experimental

question 85

Multiple Choice

A researcher tries to make sure that subjects in the experimental and control groups are very similar to each other in order to reduce the effects of _____ variables.

• A)extraneous
• B)random
• C)dependent
• D)independent

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Definitions:

Learning Mechanism

Processes through which individuals acquire new knowledge, skills, behaviors, or values, often through observation, experience, or instruction.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Learned Helplessness

A belief that nothing one does matters, derived from an experience of random or unpredictable reward and punishment, and theorized to be a basis of depression.