There Are Many Ways to Determine How Competent You Are

question 5

Essay

There are many ways to determine how competent you are as a nonverbal communicator. Please share two ideas you find in the book, and explain one in detail.

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Definitions:

Voluntary Behavior

Actions that are under conscious control, as opposed to automatic or reflexive behaviors.

Thorndike's Law

A principle of learning that emphasizes the effect of rewards and punishments on behavior, suggesting that actions followed by positive outcomes are reinforced and more likely to be repeated.

Pleasurable Consequence

A positive outcome or reward that follows a behavior, making it likely that the behavior will be repeated in the future.

Involuntary

Actions or reactions that occur without conscious control or choice.