An Education Researcher Randomly Selects 38 Schools from One School

question 3

Multiple Choice

An education researcher randomly selects 38 schools from one school district and interviews all the teachers at each of the 38 schools.Identify the type of sampling used in this example.

• A)Systematic sampling
• B)Cluster sampling
• C)Attempted census
• D)Voluntary response sampling
• E)Stratified sampling

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

The technique of adjusting the intensity of an action by applying encouragements or deterrents.

Voluntary Behavior

Actions undertaken by an individual that are done by choice, without external compulsion.

Shaping Successive Approximations

A behavior modification technique that reinforces behaviors progressively closer to the desired behavior, used effectively in both humans and animals.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, particularly with reinforcements.