Which of the Following Is Not an Effective Attention-Getting Opener

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an effective attention-getting opener for a business presentation?

• A) quoting a well-known individual
• B) building interest by not defining the scope of your remarks
• C) presenting a hypothetical situation to stimulate thought
• D) stating a startling fact or statistic
• E) discussing a personal experience related to the topic

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

The process of acquiring knowledge by associating a naturally existing stimulus with one from the environment.

Extinction Procedure

A process in behavioral psychology that involves the gradual diminishment of a conditioned response by ceasing to pair the conditioned stimulus with the unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A pairing process in learning where two stimuli are continuously linked; initially, the response is elicited by the second stimulus but over time, the first stimulus can elicit this response by itself.