Item Nonresponse Refers to

question 3

Multiple Choice

Item nonresponse refers to

• A) deception on the part of a respondent.
• B) respondent refusing to answer a question.
• C) respondent incorrectly answering a question.
• D) deception on the part of the researcher.
• E) poor phrasing of a question.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, starts to trigger a conditioned response similar to the response to the unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Wagner

A reference to theories postulated by Robert A. Rescorla and Allan R. Wagner on conditioning processes, focusing on the associative strength between stimuli and responses.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural response to an unconditioned stimulus that requires no learning.