PSY100Y5 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Absolute Threshold, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning

• School: UTM
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100Y5
• Professor: Dax Urbszat

Document Summary

Proves that some variable (x) causes people to behave a certain way (y) while other variables (z) that might affect behavior are held constant. Observe twice: when x is present & when x isn"t present. Thing experimenter is changing to see how it affects performance. Walk a 38 foot balance beam tuesday morning with full rest, breakfast, loose clothing, proper shoes and pay them. Gravity, oxygen, and alive (all constant z factors) Next day do the same but after drinking 10 beers. If there is a difference in score it is because of alcohol. How far they walk on balance beam. Progressive error: one condition benefits more from practice than other conditions. Blow on hand and bet you"ll do better. Already done 4 practice darts so in the second set of 4 they"ve already had practice. Use counterbalancing to control for progressive error. Counterbalancing: makes sure both conditions benefit equally from practice.