Why Were Absolute and Difference Thresholds Given Statistical Definitions

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why were absolute and difference thresholds given statistical definitions?

• A) Researchers wanted to express their findings in a scientific manner.
• B) Statistical definitions are better understood by scientists with different cultural backgrounds.
• C) Results did not indicate a constant point for these thresholds across multiple trials.
• D) Statistical definitions are easier to extend to other phenomena.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually train a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior.

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation, resulting in denial of opportunities or rights.

Generalization

The process in which a response is elicited by stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.