In an Experiment,participants Are Randomly Assigned to Treatment Conditions

question 8

Multiple Choice

In an experiment,participants are randomly assigned to treatment conditions

• A)to help protect the internal validity of the study.
• B)to help protect the external validity of the study.
• C)to help protect both the internal and external validity.
• D)as an alternative to manipulation.

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Definitions:

Learning Stimulus

Any stimulus that influences or changes learning behavior; often involved in associative learning processes where it becomes linked with a specific response or behavior.

Discriminative Operant

A discriminative operant is a behavior influenced by the presence of a specific stimulus, indicating that reinforcement or punishment is available, thus guiding the organism's responses.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus that signals the availability or unavailability of reinforcement or punishment