A Drawback in Using Primary Punishers and Primary Reinforcers in Research

question 219

Multiple Choice

A drawback in using primary punishers and primary reinforcers in research would be that:

• A)they are not as effective as secondary reinforcers in conditioning procedures.
• B)using primary punishers or taking away a primary reinforcer would not be ethical.
• C)the experimenter must first make sure that the stimulus has acquired reinforcing properties.
• D)they are more likely than other punishers and reinforcers to lead to superstitious behaviors.

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistic that measures the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the members of a group differ from the mean value of the group.

Test Statistic

A value derived from sample data that is utilized to determine the rejection of the null hypothesis in statistical hypothesis testing.

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