Binary Variables

question 63

Multiple Choice

Binary variables

• A)are generally used to control for outliers in your sample.
• B)can take on more than two values.
• C)exclude certain individuals from your sample.
• D)can take on only two values.

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Definitions:

Aversive Reactions

Aversive Reactions are negative responses, either physical or psychological, to a stimulus that an individual finds unpleasant or noxious.

Primary Reinforcer

An innately satisfying stimulus, such as food or warmth, that does not require any learning to become desirable.

Salient

Referring to something that is prominent, significant, or conspicuous in a particular context.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer offered.