A Class Conducted an Experiment with Their Professor

question 90

Multiple Choice

A class conducted an experiment with their professor.The students only paid attention as a group when she was to the left of the blackboard.After this was established,they only paid attention when she was three feet from the blackboard,further to the left.Finally,they only paid attention when she was directly in the corner,to the left of the blackboard.This is an illustration of

• A)shaping.
• B)punishment.
• C)habituation.
• D)modeling.

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Definitions:

Psychopathology

Investigating mental illnesses, covering their manifestations, reasons, and healing approaches.

Cross-Sectional Study

A research method that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Longitudinal Study

A research method that involves repeatedly observing the same subjects over a period, often years or decades, to track changes.

Demand Characteristics

Features of an experimental setting that lead participants to guess the purpose of the study, potentially influencing the behavior being studied.