respondent

1. an organism that responds to a stimulus.

2. a study participant who is interviewed as part of a research design or who completes a survey or questionnaire.

3. in conditioning, any reflex that can be conditioned by classical conditioning procedures. Compare operant.

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Psychology term of the day

November 15th 2024

recurring-figures test

a test of memory in which a person is shown a series of cards featuring generally nonsensical figures or geometric forms. Some figures appear on more than one card, and the participant must try to remember whether a figure has appeared on a previous card.