What Does the Researcher Do When Using the Case Study

question 59

Multiple Choice

What does the researcher do when using the case study method

• A) manipulate a variable under carefully controlled conditions 
• B) use questionnaires or interviews to gather information about specific aspects of participants' behaviour 
• C) conduct an in-depth investigation of an individual subject 
• D) engage in careful observation of behaviour without intervening directly with subjects

Understand the role of reinforcement in the law of effect and behavior repetition.

Understand the principles of operant learning, including reinforcement and punishment.

Distinguish between different schedules of partial reinforcement and their effects on behavior.

Apply the concepts of learning theory to critique and suggest improvements for real-world systems such as the prison system.

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Definitions:

Tautology

A redundant or repetitive statement in which the same thing is said twice in different words.

Main Component

A primary or essential part of a larger whole or system.

Biconditional

A logical relation between statements where both are either simultaneously true or simultaneously false.

Tautology

A statement that is true by virtue of its logical form alone, and is redundant or self-evident.