gradient of effect

the principle that, in a stimulus–response sequence in which one of the responses is reinforced, the responses closely preceding or following the reinforced response are likely to show the effects of the reinforcement procedure to a greater extent than those that are remote from that response.

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March 18th 2025

Watson–Glaser critical thinking appraisal

a measure of critical thinking in which participants are asked to read and evaluate various statements, such as arguments, theses, problems, and interpretations. [Goodwin B. Watson (1899–1976) and Edward Maynard Glaser (1911–1993), U.S. psychologists]