Each of the Following People Behaved Aggressively, and Each Was

question 33

Multiple Choice

Each of the following people behaved aggressively, and each was punished for his or her aggression.For which of these people should the indicated punishment have the best chance of successfully reducing aggression?

• A) Jake, who was punished immediately following his act of aggression
• B) Keifer, who was extremely angry when punished after committing an act of emotional aggression
• C) Lakeesha, who was punished in a very angry, hostile manner by her parents after committing an act of instrumental aggression
• D) Danielle, who was punished for some of her aggressive acts but not for others, and cannot discern a pattern in the incidence of punishment

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development is the process by which a child learns to reason, solve problems, and gain knowledge through interaction with the world around them, as described in theories such as those by Piaget.

Piaget's Stages

A theory of cognitive development devised by Jean Piaget, which describes how children's understanding of the world changes through four stages of development.

Object Permanence

A cognitive development milestone in which an infant realizes that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen or heard.

Sensorimotor

The stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where infants learn to interact with their environment through physical actions, from birth to about 2 years of age.