A Nurse Researcher Is Planning to Write a Proposal for a Research

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse researcher is planning to write a proposal for a research study using a quantitative design. To maintain control in the study, the nurse should include which elements? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Valid, reliable collection methods
• B) Subjects of all ages
• C) Trained data collectors
• D) Standardized data collection processes
• E) Analysis of data by words or text only

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in psychology in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others, also known as social learning or modeling.

Delayed Reinforcement

A method of reinforcement in which there is a delay between the target behavior and the delivery of the reinforcing stimulus, affecting the strength and rate of the behavior.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.