What Is the Relationship Between Theory and Observation

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between theory and observation?

• A)They are mutually exclusive.
• B)Several theories make up an observation.
• C)Several observations make up a theory.
• D)There is a mutual and dynamic interaction between them.

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Definitions:

Time

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Instrumental Conditioning

Another term for operant conditioning, a learning process in which behavior is modified by the reinforcing or punishing consequences that follow.

Operant Conditioning

is a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.