Which Technique Allows a Researcher to Build and Test a Theory

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which technique allows a researcher to build and test a theory represented by a series of regression equations,each involving multiple item measures that are solved simultaneously?

• A)structural equations modeling
• B)synergistic regression
• C)sequential regression modeling
• D)sequential estimation modeling (SEM)

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Definitions:

Expectancies

Beliefs or anticipations about the likelihood of future outcomes, which can influence behavior, motivation, and perceptions.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that involves creating associations between a naturally occurring stimulus and a previously neutral stimulus.

Conditioned Feeding Responses

Learned responses to food-related stimuli, such as salivation or changes in metabolism, that occur due to classical conditioning.

Unconditional Stimulus

A stimulus that elicits a natural, reflexive response without prior learning or conditioning.