When the Professor Looks Around the Room, She Sees That

question 39

Multiple Choice

When the professor looks around the room, she sees that many students look puzzled and decides to rephrase the concept she just presented. This scenario demonstrates which fundamental principle of communication?

• A) Communication can be intentional or unintentional.
• B) Communication is transactional.
• C) Communication is a system.
• D) Communication is a process.

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Definitions:

Tertiary Reinforcement

A form of reinforcement where a stimulus gains its reinforcing power through association with a secondary reinforcer, rather than satisfying a basic biological need.

Secondary Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus reinforces a behavior because it is paired with a primary reinforcer.

Positive Reinforcement

A method in behavior modification that involves the addition of a rewarding stimulus following a desired behavior, encouraging its recurrence.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus used to study animal behavior, particularly operant conditioning, by isolating the subject and controlling rewards and punishments.