A Student Was Studying the Political Party Preferences of a University's

question 56

Multiple Choice

A student was studying the political party preferences of a university's student population. The survey instrument asked students to identify their political preference, for example, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or another party. The best way to illustrate the frequencies for each political preference is a __________.

• A) Bar chart
• B) Box plot
• C) Histogram
• D) Frequency polygon

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Definitions:

Instinctive Drift

During operant learning, the tendency for an organism to revert to instinctive behavior.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency of an animal to revert to instinctual behaviors that interfere with learned responses.

Successive Approximations

A method in behaviorism used to shape behavior by rewarding actions that are closer to the desired behavior.

Free Will

The ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded.