The Meaning of a Communication Is the Response It Elicits

question 9

True/False

The meaning of a communication is the response it elicits in the receiver, regardless of the intent of the sender.

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Definitions:

Operant Chambers

Enclosures used to study animal behavior through operant conditioning, featuring mechanisms for delivering reinforcements and punishments.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Operantly Conditioned

A type of learning in which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in psychology that involves the addition of a stimulus after a behavior that makes the behavior more likely to occur again.