Controlling Extraneous Factors to Reduce Behavioral Variability Is Necessary in Order

question 22

Multiple Choice

Controlling extraneous factors to reduce behavioral variability is necessary in order to be sure that any change in responding during a particular phase is due only to the ______.

• A) extraneous variable
• B) independent variable
• C) dependent variable
• D) inherent variable

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Definitions:

Formal Operational

The stage of cognitive development, according to Jean Piaget, in which individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Preconventional

The first level in Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where morality is externally controlled and children act under external standards.

Kohlberg

He is known for his theory of moral development which suggests that the ability to reason morally depends upon certain developmental stages.

Postconventional

A stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development where moral reasoning is based on abstract reasoning and principles, beyond societal conventions.