Mitzi Is a First Year Science Teacher Who Is Instructing

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Multiple Choice

Mitzi is a first year science teacher who is instructing her first class. After introducing the "solar system" as the topic of the day, Mitzi begins to explain to the students various facts and information regarding each planet and its relationship to the earth. According to Ormrod, Mitzi is presently in which step in a classroom teaching strategy?

• A)stimulus presentation
• B)learner preparation
• C)reinforcement
• D)mental association

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Definitions:

Attitude Change

Any significant modification of an individual’s attitude. In the persuasion process, this involves the communicator, the communication, the medium used, and the characteristics of the audience. Attitude change can also occur by inducing someone to perform an act that runs counter to an existing attitude.

Persuasion

The process of influencing someone's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviors through communication.

Yale

An American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut, known for its excellent educational programs.

Source Factor

Elements related to the origin or communicator of a message that affect its persuasiveness or the audience's response.