Rudy Is Giving a Persuasive Speech About Getting Preventive Cancer

question 6

Multiple Choice

Rudy is giving a persuasive speech about getting preventive cancer screenings, and she decides to tell a hypothetical story about receiving a cancer diagnosis in her introduction and present it as ifitactually happened to her. Is this ethical?

• A) Yes, because the overall goal of the speech is clear and responsible.
• B) No, because she is violating an ethical principle that requires that speakers be honest.
• C) No, because only factual stories should be used as introductory devices.
• D) Yes, because it will have strong emotional appeal which will sway her audience.

Interpret and analyze consumption bundles within and beyond budget constraints.

Understand the importance of a nomothetic understanding of human behavior in clinical psychology.

Identify and apply methods to ensure internal and external validity in psychological research.

Comprehend key statistical concepts relevant to abnormal psychology research.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A technique in behavior modification that rewards behaviors that progressively get closer to the desired one.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the consequences of an action determine the likelihood of that action being repeated.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal or avoidance after a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.