A Test of the Significance of the Main Effect for Each

question 61

Multiple Choice

A test of the significance of the main effect for each individual factor is a test of the ________.

• A)significance of the overall effect
• B)significance of the main effect
• C)multiple η²
• D)significance of the interaction effect

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Definitions:

Food-deprived Rats

Rodents that have been subjected to a period without food to study various behaviors or physiological responses.

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the probability of a response when they follow that response, a key concept in behaviorism.

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that is elicited as an automatic response to a certain stimulus without the organism engaging in any conscious decision making.

Operant Behavior

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the strength of behaviors as a result of their consequences.