The Principles and Practice of Communication Were First Studied by

question 22

Multiple Choice

The principles and practice of communication were first studied by

• A) social scientists after the conclusion of WWII.
• B) religious leaders during the European "Middle Ages."
• C) the rhetoricians of ancient Greece and Rome.
• D) media theorists after the advent of mediated communication.
• E) members of the NCA,who advised members to be ethical.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

Spontaneous recovery is a phenomenon in psychology where a previously extinguished response re-emerges after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Little Albert

An early 20th-century experiment in psychology demonstrating classical conditioning by inducing a fear response in a young child to previously neutral stimuli.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without new learning trials.