The Regression Equation for a Categorical Variable with Four Categories

question 17

Multiple Choice

The regression equation for a categorical variable with four categories would be modeled as ________.

• A)Ŷ _i = a + b₁ D_{1 +} b₂ D_{2 +} b₃D₃
• B)Ŷ _i = a + b₁ D_{1 +} b₂ D_{2 +} b₃D_{3 +} b₄D₄
• C)Ŷ = b₁ D_{1 +} b₂ D_{2 +} b₃D₃
• D)Ŷ = b₁ D_{1 +} b₂ D_{2 +} b₃D_{3 +} b₄D₄

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Definitions:

Extinction

Extinction in behavioral psychology refers to the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process whereby a learned response is reduced or eliminated, often as a result of repeated absence of the expected reinforcement.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Classically Conditioned

Pertains to a learning process in psychology where an association is made between a naturally occurring stimulus and a previously neutral stimulus.