<span>contiguity
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The sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response, causing their association in the mind. In the <span>theory of contiguity, psychological theory of
learning emphasizes that the only condition necessary for the
association of stimuli and responses is that there be a close temporal
relationship between them.</span>
Several things that Brian could do to improve them are:
- Learning another language and practicing it regularly with native speakers
- Interacting on social media with people he can share easily with because they share a common background and language
-Attending cultural events, such as with musical groups and guest speakers from other countries
Doing all the things above will make Brian became more capable in relating with other cultures. This will give him the ability to see/approach a certain issues with different cultural perspective beside his own,
Meredith used the accommodating style of conflict resolution.
Meredith wanted to stop her fight with Sally, and thus she gave in to Sally's decision to design the interior of their restaurant. She did have opposing ideas initially, but in order to solve the problem, she accepted Sally's wishes and discarded her own so as to avoid further fighting.
Answer: A ratio scale of measurement.
Explanation: Ratio scale can be defined as the measurement that is based on the quantity of the object .It consist of the intervals for determining the measurements with the characteristic of zero point.
As the situation mentioned in the question about Todd conducting the research on the basis of asking about number of friends from the students displays that he is measuring the quantity and thus using the ratio scale of measurement.If someone has no friends then zero pint will be indicated.
Other options are incorrect because qualitative variable is based on quality , categorical variable refers to category and other-report-measure is the indirect method for measurement.