According to Your Textbook, How Well a Speech Is Organized

question 157

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, how well a speech is organized likely will influence

• A) how clearly the audience understands the speech.
• B) how the audience views the competence of the speaker.
• C) how confident the speaker feels about his or her delivery.
• D) all of the above.
• E) a and b only.

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Definitions:

Response Rate

The frequency at which a specific behavior is performed, often measured in experimental or observational studies to determine the effect of variables.

Fixed-Interval Reinforcement

A reinforcement schedule in which the initial response is reinforced only after a certain period of time has passed.

Extinguish

In psychology, to diminish or eliminate a learned response, typically by no longer pairing the stimulus with the reinforcement.

Fixed-Ratio Schedules

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, leading to a high and steady response rate.