Unless Respondents Answer Each Item in a Scale, the Responses

question 37

True/False

Unless respondents answer each item in a scale, the responses must be discarded since there is no way of handling unknowns.

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Definitions:

Passive Avoidance Learning

A type of learning in which an individual learns to refrain from engaging with a negative or harmful stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome following a desired behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior in the future.

Omission Training

A behavioral modification technique involving the removal of a positive stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior recurring.

Proactive Interference

The tendency of previously learned material to hinder subsequent learning.