You Want to Find Out Whether Americans Between 21 and 40

question 134

Multiple Choice

You want to find out whether Americans between 21 and 40 years of age tend to vote Democratic and whether Americans between 41 and 70 tend to vote Republican.You will most likely use ________ to collect your data.

• A)ethnographic research
• B)observational research
• C)survey research
• D)experimental research
• E)projective techniques

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Definitions:

Variable-Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Variable-Ratio

Refers to a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, which is used in behavior modification and operant conditioning.

Fixed-Interval

In the context of psychology, a schedule of reinforcement where rewards are given after a specific, constant amount of time has passed.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for a conditioned response to be triggered by stimuli similar to the original conditioning stimulus.