Professor Frankel Is an Editor for a Psychology Journal

question 102

Multiple Choice

Professor Frankel is an editor for a psychology journal. She is considering which submissions to send out for peer review. Which of the following submissions is likely to receive the strongest consideration based on its research methods?

• A)a professor from Utah who used well-established methods
• B)a researcher from California who developed novel methods
• C)a professor from Illinois who employed rarely-used methods
• D)a postdoctoral fellow from Texas who used a controversial method

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Definitions:

Punishment

A response aimed at reducing undesirable behavior by imposing negative consequences.

Abnormal Behavior

Actions, thoughts, or emotions that are unusual within a person’s own culture, cause personal distress, or interfere with a person’s ability to function in daily life.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, which increases or decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Classical Conditioning

A learning mechanism in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.