(Scenario III) Suppose a Psychologist Used the ATUS to Test

question 119

Multiple Choice

(Scenario III) Suppose a psychologist used the ATUS to test whether volunteerism is related to education level. The psychologist predicted that those with more education would report spending more time volunteering. The psychologist made a _____ hypothesis.

• A) predictive
• B) correlational
• C) directional
• D) nondirectional

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Definitions:

Lever Pressing

An experimental task used in behaviorism to study learning and conditioning, where subjects press a lever to receive a reward.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is tested and measured, often seen as the effect or outcome influenced by the independent variable.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, famously demonstrated by Pavlov's dogs experiment.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that occurs after conditioning or training.