A Researcher Notes That "Behavior X" Is Emitted by a Subject

question 111

Multiple Choice

A researcher notes that "behavior X" is emitted by a subject in the woods.The researcher wonders if "behavior X" would also be emitted in the laboratory if the laboratory environment was modified to be like the woods in key respects.What this researcher wishes to explore can BEST be summed up by the term

• A) reactivity.
• B) contrast effects.
• C) generalizability.
• D) unobtrusive measures.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A measure of the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using the standard deviation of the sample.

Confidence Interval

A set of numbers, taken from sample-based statistics, that is probable to contain the estimated value of an unspecified population parameter.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points in a population.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and the actual population parameter, which arises purely by chance from random sampling.