A Nurse Researcher Is Designing a Research Project

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nurse researcher is designing a research project.After identifying and stating the problem,the nurse researcher clarifies the purpose of the study.Which step in the research process should be completed next?

• A) Perform a literature review.
• B) Develop a conceptual framework.
• C) Formulate the hypothesis.
• D) Define the study variables.

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Definitions:

Thorndike

An American psychologist who contributed to the understanding of learning and intelligence, best known for his work on the law of effect and puzzle boxes.

Strengthening Responses

The process of increasing the likelihood of a behavioral response by reinforcing it, similar to reinforcement.

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that instinctively and effortlessly elicits a response without any previous conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

An initially neutral signal that, once paired with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to evoke a conditioned reaction.