An operational definition is __________
a) a statement that attempts to predict a set of phenomena and specifies relationships among variables that
b) an organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena
c) the precise meaning of a term used to describe a variable, such as a type of behavior, that researchers
d) the principle that a scientific theory must make predictions that are specific enough to expose the theory
to the possibility of disconfirmation.
c
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Training a response by reinforcing successive approximations to it is known as what?
a. Classical conditioning b. Shaping c. Disequilibrium d. The law of effect
The physiological component of emotion is directly associated with the functioning of the
a. autonomic nervous system. b. somatic nervous system. c. central nervous system. d. hindbrain.
Marge was continuously getting initial job interviews, but not being asked for a follow-up interview. She asked her friend Homer to help her solve the problem. Homer asked her if she was sure what the problem was. Homer was helping Marge
a. generate an alternative course of action. b. evaluate her alternatives. c. clarify the problem. d. take action, but be flexible.
?A behaviorist approach that rejects both introspection and any study of covert mental events, such as thinking, as inappropriate topics for scientific psychology is called __________ behaviorism.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).