Dr. Van Burgess is performing an experiment using laboratory rats which are placed in a Skinner box, a chamber which allows for the use of a variety of schedules of reinforcement. What is the advantage of this type of experiment?
A) There are more participants available due to the use of rats
B) Many independent variables can be manipulated
C) Using rats is better than using human participants
D) The results will indicate better measures of ecological validity
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Psychosocial evolution refers to
a. the survival of humans who progress through various life stages. b. ways in which knowledge can alter or transform behavior and override genetically guided patterns. c. the fact that psychosocial development cannot be influenced by individuals' conscious decisions. d. strategies to achieve a positive resolution during a psychosocial crisis.
The hassles of retirement and investments are examples of__________
A) time-pressure hassles B) security hassles C) inner concern hassles D) environmental hassles E) Select
In a within-subjects study that extends over a relatively long time, it is possible that there will be systematic changes in the participants' skills or knowledge during the time of the study. When these changes influence the participants' scores, causing scores at the end of the study to be different from scores at the beginning, the effect is called ____
a. history effects b. instrumentation c. maturation d. regression toward the mean