A Form of Communication That Is Often Misinterpreted and Which

question 88

Multiple Choice

A form of communication that is often misinterpreted and which can be taken as expressing either dissatisfaction or agreement with the majority is

• A)prejudice.
• B)selective perception.
• C)defensiveness.
• D)filtering.
• E)silence.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The extension of learned responses to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in a learning process.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the withdrawal of reinforcement.

Contingency

The relationship between two events, one being contingent or a consequence of the other's occurrence.