Simon Responds to His Son's Request by Exclaiming,"I Don't Care

question 19

Multiple Choice

Simon responds to his son's request by exclaiming,"I don't care what you want.You'll do what I tell you,when I tell you,and that's that!" Which strategy for creating a supportive climate do Simon's words most likely violate?

• A)Solve problems rather than control others.
• B)Be genuine rather than manipulative.
• C)Empathize rather than remain detached from others.
• D)Describe your own feelings rather than evaluate others.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is withheld or the stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Generalization

The process of applying the knowledge or response acquired from specific stimuli to similar stimuli.

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a response that had been previously diminished, following an interval where the conditioned stimulus was not presented.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.