Which of the Following Scenarios Is the Best Example of the Phrase

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of the phrase "the medium is the message"?

• A) A couple watches the same TV show at the same time every week.
• B) Regardless of what a child is watching on TV, the fact that the child is watching TV is what determines the effect on the child and on family dynamics.
• C) A teenager listens to music while performing other tasks, such as sitting in class and eating dinner at the table.
• D) A group of children prefers to stay home and play video games together rather than enrolling in league sports such as soccer or baseball.

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Definitions:

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which rewards or punishments are given out at irregular intervals, making the response more resistant to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A method of learning that involves providing a reward after every correct response to ensure the behavior is reinforced.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Discriminative Stimulus

A type of stimulus in the environment that increases the chance of a response due to its association with a reinforcement or punishment.