Compare and Contrast Public Speaking and Everyday Talk, as Discussed

question 41

Essay

Compare and contrast public speaking and everyday talk, as discussed in Chapter 13. Note specific differences and similarities in your answer.

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Definitions:

Discrimination

In psychology, the ability to distinguish between different stimuli and respond appropriately according to their differences.

Modeling Effect

Learning a new behavior from a model through the acquisition of new responses.

Disinhibitory Effect

Describes the phenomenon where observing a model being rewarded for a prohibited or inhibited behavior increases the likelihood of the observer engaging in that behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A habituation procedure where two stimuli are paired frequently, and a reaction that initially occurs because of the second stimulus subsequently occurs due to the first stimulus exclusively.