Caitlin and Her Boyfriend Have Agreed That When They Want

question 75

Multiple Choice

Caitlin and her boyfriend have agreed that when they want to stop talking about a particular subject, they will say "muskrat" and the other will stop. What property of symbols does this illustrate?

• A) arbitrary
• B) abstract
• C) literal
• D) interpretive

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Definitions:

Audience Benefits

Benefits or advantages that the audience gets by using the communicator’s services, buying the communicator’s products, following the communicator’s policies, or adopting the communicator’s ideas. Audience benefits can exist for policies and ideas as well as for goods and services.

Extrinsic Motivators

External incentives or rewards, such as money or grades, used to drive behavior or encourage action.

Intrinsic Motivators

Benefits that come automatically from using a product or doing something.

Audience Benefits

An advantage or positive outcome that the audience gains from a presentation, product, or service.