Leslie Is Offended When Amy Makes a Very Direct Statement

question 9

Multiple Choice

Leslie is offended when Amy makes a very direct statement critiquing her opinion. Edward says to Leslie, "When Amy makes straight-forward critiques like that, she's just thinking out loud, and she doesn't mean it offensively. She comes from a family that used to debate a lot, and it's just her conversational style." Edward could be best described as ____.

• A) a harmonizer
• B) an interpreter
• C) a gatekeeper
• D) an information-seeker

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcement

A stimulus that satisfies a basic biological need, such as food or water, which naturally and inherently reinforces a behavior.

Secondary Reinforcement

An event that has developed its reinforcing properties through its association with primary reinforcements.

Tertiary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that is not inherently rewarding but is associated with primary or secondary reinforcers, such as money for humans.

Computational Reinforcement

Involves the application of computational models and algorithms to understand or implement reinforcement learning processes.