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Unit 1 · Topics 1.6 / AAQ skill focus

What did they measure?

Operational definitions and ethical procedures.

About 10 minutes · Original short practice · Untimed

Psychology / AAQ skill focus

Read closely. Explain the connection.

Start with the evidence.

Question 1 / 2

What is the operational definition of detection performance?

Question 2 / 2

Which described procedure supports the right to withdraw?

A short written explanation

Open a sentence starting point

Detection performance was measured as ___. The researchers supported ___ by ___.

0 words · Write at least 12 before opening the revision guide. Written reasoning is reviewed by a teacher.

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What did they measure? · Student practice record

What did they measure? · AP Psychology

Unit 1 · Topics 1.6 · In progress

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Study brief
Forty-eight adult volunteers are randomly assigned to complete a computer listening task with either quiet or background noise. Each hears the same ten target tones at a comfortable preset volume and presses a key when detecting one. The outcome is the number of target tones detected out of ten. Participants receive an explanation, agree before beginning, and may stop without losing compensation.

Evidence marked: None

Question 1: What is the operational definition of detection performance?
First checked response: Not checked

Question 2: Which described procedure supports the right to withdraw?
First checked response: Not checked

WRITING PROMPT
State the operational definition of the outcome and explain one ethical guideline using a specific procedure in the source.

FIRST DRAFT
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REVISED RESPONSE
Not written

REVISION NOTE
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SELF-REVIEW
Name detections out of ten as the outcome.: Not reviewed
Identify a guideline actually described.: Not reviewed
Explain the procedure rather than merely naming ethics.: Not reviewed

TRANSFER
Another study measures recall as the number of correct words after a ten-minute delay. Which is the operational definition?
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Choice checks: 0/2. Transfer: Not checked. Written work requires teacher review; these are not AP points.

Original fictional teaching study. These are invented observations, not published research findings.