Suppose you did an experiment to see if giving a reinforcer immediately after your dog rolls over would increase the frequency of her rolling over. This is an example of ____
A) Parsimony
B) Correlation
C) Surveyism
D) Experimentation
E) Selectionism

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Conducting an experiment to test a specific hypothesis is an example of experimentation. The other options do not accurately describe this situation: 
- A) Parsimony refers to using the simplest explanation possible - this is not relevant to the given scenario. 
- B) Correlation refers to observing a relationship between two variables, but there is no mention of correlation in the scenario. 
- C) Surveyism is not a commonly used term in psychology or behavior analysis, and it does not describe the scenario. 
- E) Selectionism is a theory in evolutionary biology that explains how natural selection affects behavior, but it does not apply to the given scenario.

Suppose You Did an Experiment to See If Giving a Reinforcer