Yvonne Was Really Nervous About Her Upcoming Speech

question 9

Multiple Choice

Yvonne was really nervous about her upcoming speech. On the day of the speech, she arrived early, used mental and physical relaxation techniques, and felt like she knew the speech. But all she couldthinkabout was how the audience wouldn't laugh at her funny moments in the speech and how the applause would be weak and disappointing. What tip for reducing delivery jitters that your textbook advises did Yvonne ignore?

• A) Yvonne forgot to visualize her success; instead she visualized her failure.
• B) Yvonne obviously did not know her speech as well as she could have or else she would have been in control of her nerves.
• C) A speaker should never arrive early for a speaking engagement; the tension of waiting around to deliver the speech will only add to the speaker's nervousness.
• D) Yvonne didn't ignore any tips regarding delivery jitters; this kind of speaker nervousness is natural and to be expected.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Eliciting

A process by which a specific stimulus provokes a response or reaction in an organism or system.

Response Paired

A concept in conditioning where a specific stimulus is repeatedly and consistently followed by a particular response.

Extinction

In psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response, typically when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Repeated Pairings

A concept from behavioral psychology where repeated association of two stimuli results in the learning or conditioning of a response.