PSY 516 Ch 8 Complete Answers
behavioral variability ️variations in features of responding within a single response class, as well as
variations in summary measures of that class
levels of summarizing variability ️-displaying the distribution of individual responses over time -displaying ...
behavioral variability ✔️variations in features of responding within a single response class, as well as
variations in summary measures of that class
levels of summarizing variability ✔️-displaying the distribution of individual responses over time
-displaying summaries of response measures for each observation period
-displaying summaries of response measures across multiple observation periods
intrinsic variability ✔️the assumption that variability in behavior is in one way or another inherent or
built into the nature of organisms
extrinsic variability ✔️the assumption that variability in behavior is describable, explainable, and
predictable in terms of variation in other phenomena, whether biological or environmental
functions of behavioral variability ✔️-motivates and guides researcher curiosities
-guides decision-making as a study proceeds
-provides the foundation for interpreting experiments
types of extraneous variables ✔️-unrelated to the experiment
-part of the general experimental space
-associated with general procedures
-associated with the IV condition but not part of it
experimental design ✔️arrangement of control and treatment conditions that permit comparisons that
help to identify the effects of IV on the DV
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