In an Experiment,an Electric Can Opener Is Used to Open

question 96

Multiple Choice

In an experiment,an electric can opener is used to open a can,and no salivation by the subject is detected.After a number of pairings between the can opener's operation and food,any time the can opener is used,the subject salivates.The conditioned response in this study is the

• A)can opener.
• B)food.
• C)salivation to the can opener.
• D)salivation to the food.

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Definitions:

Ordinal

Pertaining to data classification where the order of the values is significant but differences between values are not necessarily consistent.

Interval

An interval in statistics refers to the difference between two points on a scale, often used to measure the distance or gap between data points.

Test Statistic

A number derived from sample observations in a hypothesis test that determines if the null hypothesis should be refused.

Randomized Block

A design of experiment that aims to reduce variation from confounding variables by grouping them into blocks before randomly applying treatments within each block.