You Can Maximize the Value of This Course by Personalizing

question 69

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You can maximize the value of this course by personalizing the material.

Learn how to manage and mitigate bias in sociological research.

Understand the concept of reactivity in sociological research, especially the Hawthorne effect.

Identify and critically assess forms of nonscientific thinking and their impact on sociological inquiry.

Recognize the ethical considerations in conducting research with human subjects.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A compliance strategy that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up to agree to a modest request.

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement in operant conditioning that rewards closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.

Small Request

A technique in persuasion and compliance that involves asking for a minor initial request in hopes of influencing agreement to a larger request.