When You Use the Indirect Strategy to Deliver Bad News

question 118

Multiple Choice

When you use the indirect strategy to deliver bad news, the recommended order of ideas is

• A)buffer, reasons, bad news, and closing.
• B)buffer, bad news, reasons, and closing.
• C)reasons , buffer, bad news, and closing.
• D)bad news, reasons, buffer, and closing .

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Definitions:

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a specific response or behavior by being presented immediately after that response or behavior.

Effectiveness

The degree to which a method, intervention, or action achieves its intended outcome or result.

Stimulus Control

The process by which behaviors are increased or decreased in the presence of specific stimuli, indicating that those stimuli have control over the occurrence of those behaviors.

Antecedent Stimuli

Environmental cues or events that occur before a behavior, which can trigger or influence the occurrence of that behavior.