A Good Measure of Whether a Particular Message Is Ethically

question 26

Multiple Choice

A good measure of whether a particular message is ethically persuasive is:

• A) it strengthens your claim.
• B) it is psychologically appealing to audience members.
• C) the information is accurate, and the recipient is truly free to make a choice.
• D) it is a popular belief or action.

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Definitions:

Operant Psychologists

Psychologists who study behavior as it is influenced by its consequences, emphasizing the use of reinforcement and punishment.

Bar Pressing

A behavior in laboratory animals, like rats, trained to press a bar or lever to obtain food or water, used in research on learning and conditioning.

Conditioning Situation

A scenario or environment in which classical or operant conditioning occurs, thereby influencing learning or behavior.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency of an animal's learned behavior to revert to its instinctual behaviors over time, interfering with conditioned responses.