Calling Functions from Within ____ Blocks Can Be Dangerous, Especially

question 16

Multiple Choice

Calling functions from within ____ blocks can be dangerous, especially if you call the function that caused the thrown exception in the first place.

• A) try
• B) throw
• C) catch
• D) exception

Infer the importance of control and control groups in ensuring the validity of experimental studies.

Distinguish between types of experimental designs and their applicability in research.

Interpret the concepts of attrition, maturation, diffusion, and how they affect research outcomes.

Grasp the significance of random assignment in experimental research and its role in establishing causation.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which behavior is strengthened or weakened by the consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Behaviorism

The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most psychologists today agree with the first part but not with the second part.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response.

Generalization

The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses. In operant conditioning, generalization occurs when responses learned in one situation occur in other, similar situations.