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What is the role of descriptive statistics as it relates to the goals of the scientific method? a)Descriptive statistics are important in operational definition. b)Descriptive statistics summarize empirical observations. c)Descriptive statistics are what you use when you are generalizing from sample to population and determining why the results occurred. d)Descriptive statistics are used in deductive logic. e)More than one of the above is true (Descriptive statistics can accomplish the fun...

 Respondent behaviour: behaviour that happens as an automatic response to some stimulus Unconditioned stimulus (US): something (in Pavlov’s study, food) that naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response  Unconditioned response (UR): this is an unlearned and naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus (salivation)  Neutral stimulus (NS): something that brings out no response before conditioning (the tone) Conditioned response (CR): a learned resp...

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MODULE 21: BASIC LEARNING CONCEPTS & CLASSICAL CONDITIONING 21.1 How Do We Learn?  Learning: process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors o Helps us adapt to environments o Helps us prepare for significant events such as food or pain  We typically learn to repeat acts that bring us rewards and avoid acts that bring unwanted results  We learn things we have never experienced through observation of events and of other people, as well as language  Asso...

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PSYCH 1010 UNIT FOUR Introduction to Psychology Stephanie Jesseau UNO University of Nebraska Omaha

PSYCH 1010 UNIT ONE Introduction to Psychology Stephanie Jesseau UNO University of Nebraska Omaha