If You Work with Children, Why Is It Important to Be

question 8

Multiple Choice

If you work with children, why is it important to be ever vigilant for any signs of child abuse?

• A)Social Services will sue you if you miss any sign of child abuse.
• B)Most reports of child abuse come from non-relative adults who interact with the child.
• C)The child being abused may need extra help with focusing, learning, and concentrating.
• D)The child being abused may be made fun of by his or her peers, which may cause more emotional distress.

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Definitions:

Escape Learning

A type of conditioning where the subject learns to perform a behavior in order to terminate or avoid an unpleasant stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A concept in behavioral psychology where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens the behavior that led to its removal.

Positive Reinforcement

A strategy in behavior modification that involves the addition of a rewarding stimulus following a desired behavior, with the aim of increasing that behavior.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty or sanction on an individual or entity for violating rules, norms, or expectations.