1-Learning, experimental research Flashcards
(36 cards)
acquisition phase
the period in the learning process when an individual is learning a new behavior
the period in the learning process when an individual is learning a new behavior
acquisition phase
performance
behavior after skill has been established
behavior after skill has been established
performance
The search for general principles of learning
basic principles that apply across a wide range of species and stratums???
Characteristics of a good theory?
falsifiable: be proven wrong
parsimonious: simple
general: generalize
generative: generates more research
in agreement with data
hypothesis
prediction about what should occur according to a theory
prediction about what should occur according to a theory
hypothesis
independent variable
the factor that is directly varied or manipulated
the factor that is directly varied or manipulated
independent variable
dependent variable
behaviors that are the measured outcome of an experiment
behaviors that are the measured outcome of an experiment
dependent variable
extraneous variable
uncontrolled factor that is not of interest to the researcher; must be held constant or it could be a confound
uncontrolled factor that is not of interest to the researcher; must be held constant or it could be a confound
extraneous variable
confound
a variable that is not of interest to the researcher but might nevertheless affect the results of an experiment, thereby making the results difficult or impossible to interpret
a variable that is not of interest to the researcher but might nevertheless affect the results of an experiment, thereby making the results difficult or impossible to interpret
confound
control group/condition
in experimental research, a group of subjects that receives no special training or treatment and whose performance is compared to that of the experimental group.
in experimental research, a group of subjects that receives no special training or treatment and whose performance is compared to that of the experimental group.
control group/condition
placebo effect
change in behavior even though no treatment was given
change in behavior even though no treatment was given
placebo effect
experimenter bias
outcome affected by the experimenter’s knowledge of the experiment
outcome affected by the experimenter’s knowledge of the experiment
experimenter bias
double-blind procedure
neither the experimenter nor the subject knows whether the subject is receiving the treatment or not
neither the experimenter nor the subject knows whether the subject is receiving the treatment or not
double-blind procedure
