Which Statement Is True About the Way Women Use Speech

question 227

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about the way women use speech? Compared to men, women tend to:

• A) use eye contact more frequently.
• B) speak longer and louder.
• C) use more verbal reinforcers of others' speech.
• D) smile less frequently.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcer

An unpleasant or adverse stimulus that, when removed after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Mother

A female parental figure who may give birth to, adopt, or rear a child in the role of providing care, nurture, and protection.

Positive Punishment

A behavioral strategy that involves the addition of an unfavorable outcome in response to an undesired behavior.

Discipline

The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.