Which of the Following Is an Example of the Active

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the active listening skill of clarifying?

• A) Trung leans slightly forward as he listens to others.
• B) Trung asks questions that demonstrate his desire to understand other points of view.
• C) Trung asks the other person to explain a point more completely.
• D) Trung expresses his own perspective after he has heard the other person.
• E) Trung pauses to think about what he has heard and then paraphrases it.

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Definitions:

Avoidance Behaviors

Actions taken to prevent or avoid a perceived unpleasant or harmful event or outcome.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty or negative consequence following undesirable behavior, aimed at reducing or eliminating that behavior.

Punishment Contrast

A phenomenon whereby a behavior that is suppressed through punishment in one situation increases in another situation in which punishment was not administered.

Suppression

A method or action taken to stop or reduce an undesired behavior or activity, often through the use of negative consequences or removal of positive reinforcement.