In Which of the Following Situations Is the Direct Organizational

question 12

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations is the direct organizational method NOT the preferred way to deliver a bad-news message?

• A)The news is unlikely to upset or anger the audience.
• B)The news is relevant to health and safety.
• C)The news is easy to explain and understand.
• D)It is important that the audience see the news immediately.
• E)The news is unexpected.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Operant-Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate certain behaviors with specific consequences.

Successive Approximations

In the operant-conditioning procedure of shaping, behaviors that are ordered in terms of increasing similarity or closeness to the desired response.