In the 1930s, Behaviourist Edward Tolman Committed Virtual Heresy Among

question 397

Multiple Choice

In the 1930s, behaviourist Edward Tolman committed virtual heresy among his colleagues by noting that:

• A) when his rats were on continuous reinforcement schedules they were very resistant to extinction.
• B) irrational fear of heights cannot be explained through principles of classical conditioning.
• C) when his rats ran a maze they seemed to pause to decide which way to go.
• D) operant conditioning principles cannot account for superstitious rituals.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A tableau of values, derived from sampling statistics, seen as likely to incorporate the value of a veiled population parameter.

Margin of Error

A measure of the range of uncertainty in survey results, indicating how much the survey results may differ from the true population value.

Confidence Interval

A medley of values, from statistical analysis of samples, forecasted to include the value of an unknown population criterion.

Sampling Error

The error that occurs when the sample selected does not perfectly represent the population, leading to inaccuracy in results or conclusions.