In Obtaining a Sample, Researchers Decide Whether to Use

question 22

Multiple Choice

In obtaining a sample, researchers decide whether to use:

• A) probability or nonprobability sampling.
• B) dependent or independent sampling.
• C) constant or variable sampling.
• D) reliable or nonreliable sampling.
• E) controlled or uncontrolled sampling.

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Definitions:

Biofeedback

A technique that teaches individuals to control bodily processes that are normally involuntary, such as heart rate, through the use of electronic or other instruments.

Behavioral Changes

Modifications or adjustments in the actions or reactions of an individual, often as a result of interventions, experiences, or learning.

Operant Conditioning

A training technique in which a conduct's vigor is adjusted by means of incentivization or discipline.

Thorndike's Experiments

Early 20th-century experiments conducted by Edward Thorndike focusing on learning and behavior in animals, leading to the formulation of the law of effect.