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:

Carbonic Anhydrase

Enzyme that catalyzes the reaction between carbon dioxide and water to form carbonic acid.

Diuretic Effect

An increase in the excretion of urine by the body, often stimulated by certain substances or medications.

Carbonic Acid

is a weak acid formed in solution when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water, playing a key role in the buffering of blood pH.

Extracellular Osmolality

The concentration of solutes outside cells, critical for maintaining fluid balance and cell shape by influencing water movement.