Eye Contact

question 20

Multiple Choice

Eye contact

• A) tells the listener how to interpret the message.
• B) signals your interest in and your attention on the speaker.
• C) accounts for 60% of communication.
• D) can distract us and prevent us from accurately interpreting the message.

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Definitions:

Delay

The period between the onset of the conditioned stimulus and the onset of the unconditioned stimulus in the conditioning process.

Aversive Stimulus

A stimulus that is unpleasant or painful, often used to modify behavior through avoidance learning or negative reinforcement.

Negative Reinforcement

The process of strengthening a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or unpleasant stimulus as a result of the behavior.

Contingent Avoidance

A type of learning where a subject learns to perform a behavior to prevent the occurrence of an aversive stimulus.