Your Textbook Outlines Several Techniques to Gain the Attention of Your

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Essay

Your textbook outlines several techniques to gain the attention of your reader in the opening of a persuasive message.List three of these techniques and write an original example of each.

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Definitions:

Discriminative Stimulus

A specific stimulus in the presence of which a particular response is more likely to be reinforced.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed.

Latent Learning

Latent learning is the process by which knowledge is acquired without any immediate manifestation of learned behavior or obvious reinforcement.

Cognitive Processes

Mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and understanding, including perception, thinking, memory, judgment, and problem-solving.