Exam 2: The Study of Learning and Behavior

Speed and rate are different terms for the same measure of learning.

One problem with computer simulations as a substitute for animal research is that ___________.

The first person to use a single-subject reversal design was probably ____________.

Explain why random assignment of subjects is unnecessary in ABA experiments.

Explain the difference between within-subject and between-subjects experiments.

The kind of experiment that is most likely to require statistical analysis is a(n) _______.

A person who says, "Everyone knows that...." is referring to _______.

The natural science approach assumes that things are caused only by natural events.

Any variable that is allowed to vary freely is a(n) __________ variable.

Response _______ refers to the time that passes before a response occurs.

The figure below shows learning as a change in __________.

Using an ABA reversal design is rather like using a ______.

Discuss the various ways of measuring learning.

The person who suggested that to learn how nature works, we must "sit down before fact as a little child," and "be prepared to give up every preconceived notion" was ______.

In group-design experiments, researchers often use _________ to reduce differences among participants.

Balster suggests that inhumane treatment of research animals is __________.

In a cumulative record, learning is indicated by a change in response _______.

A flat cumulative record indicates that the behavior is ________.

An_____________ is something an organism tries to escape or avoid.

Your text describes four basic sources of evidence: anecdotal, case study, descriptive study, experimental study. The least reliable of these is ______.