Lately, You Have Been Reinforcing Your Child's Temper Tantrums with Your

question 709

Multiple Choice

Lately, you have been reinforcing your child's temper tantrums with your attention.If you withhold your attention, ignoring the temper tantrums for several days, they will eventually stop.A psychologist would call this effect

• A) aversive conditioning.
• B) shaping.
• C) negative reinforcement.
• D) extinction.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Approach

A method of psychological therapy and analysis rooted in Freudian theory, emphasizing unconscious motivations and early childhood experiences.

Dreams

Sequences of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep, often rich with symbolic or emotional content.

Approaches To Therapy

Various methods and techniques used by psychologists and therapists to treat mental health disorders, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychoanalysis, and humanistic therapy.

Childhood

The period in a person's life from birth to puberty, characterized by growth and developmental changes.