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CBme

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Studies with nonhuman animals in operant conditioning using reinforcement and punishment led to the use of Token Economies in psychiatric hospitals in which patients were reinforced for appropriate behavior.
 
  The fact that animal research could be used with humans reveals that the research shows high levels of
  a. internal validity.
  b. external validity.
  c. construct validity.
  d. convergent validity.

Question 2

Which is the least important type of validity?
 
  a. criterion-related
   b. face
  c. interitem
  d. construct
  e. hypothetical


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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