Erving Goffman Noted That People Can Present Themselves as More

question 25

Multiple Choice

Erving Goffman noted that people can present themselves as more tidy and formal by keeping front and guest-accessible rooms clean and nicely furnished.Today,people can use privacy settings on social media sites to limit who can see their posted content.People may also use social media to maintain close friendships with people in other parts of the world.All three of these are examples of

• A) regionalization.
• B) personal space.
• C) civil inattention.
• D) nonverbal communication.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Map

A mental representation of one's physical environment, facilitating navigation and understanding of spatial relationships.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement and is not demonstrated until there is an incentive to do so.

Fixed-interval

A method of reinforcement where rewards are dispensed for the initial response after a set time period has elapsed.

Variable-interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, in behaviorism.