Instructions for the Following Question(s)

question 101

Essay

Instructions for the following question(s)
Start by stating which drawing (1 or 2) you are giving instructions for and the three object shapes. List the first step in the message-sending process, followed by what you would say to the employee for this step. List step 2 of the process, followed by what you would say. List step 3 of the process, but only give instructions for object 1. List steps 4 and 5, followed by what you would say for each step.
Drawings
See pages 117 and 118 in the Instructor's Manual for full-page drawings, which you need to have copied and to bring to class.
Giving Instructions. For this question, use the drawing you gave instructions for during the in-class Skill-Development Exercise 1.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

An initially neutral signal that, once paired with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to evoke a conditioned reaction.

Predictor

A variable used in statistical models that is believed to influence or forecast the outcome of another variable.

Puzzle Boxes

Apparatuses used in psychological and animal behavioral experiments where subjects must solve a problem or manipulate mechanisms to escape or obtain a reward.

Thorndike

An influential American psychologist who developed the law of effect, which suggests that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated, while those followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.