Summarize the Research Process as Conceptualized in the "Wheel of Science

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Essay

Summarize the research process as conceptualized in the "Wheel of Science". Identify and explain each of the stages of the research process. At what stage do statistics become central? How? What is the role of statistics in the process?

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Definitions:

Generalization

In psychology, the tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Principle

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.