For the Following Three Terms, Create a Measured Operational Definition

question 20

Essay

For the following three terms, create a measured operational definition for each: academic success, attention, and social anxiety.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

B. F. Skinner

An influential American psychologist known for developing the theory of behaviorism and for his research on operant conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the probability of a behavior is changed by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is made in response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus but not identical.