A Child Is Punished and Temporarily Stops His or Her

question 240

Multiple Choice

A child is punished and temporarily stops his or her well-established bad behavior. However, the child soon goes back to acting badly. This is probably because __________

• A) the effects of punishment have habituated.
• B) punishment is known only to temporarily suppress or inhibit a behavior.
• C) the bad behavior has spontaneously recovered.
• D) the conditional emotional response to the punishment has generalized to another behavior.

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A phenomenon where the desire for harmony or conformity in a decision-making group leads to an irrational or dysfunctional outcome.

Directive Group Leader

A leader in a group setting who guides, structures, and directs the group's activities and discussions.

Group Polarization

The tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members.

Risky Shift

The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme or riskier than the initial inclination of its members.