Jeffery and Logan Are Brothers Who Are Fighting Over a New

question 438

Multiple Choice

Jeffery and Logan are brothers who are fighting over a new toy. Their mother sends them to separate rooms until they can calm down and agree to share the toy and play "nicely." Mother is using the operant conditioning technique known as

• A)shaping.
• B)stimulus control.
• C)reciprocal inhibition.
• D)time out.

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Development

A theory by Erik Erikson that describes how individuals evolve through various social and emotional stages from infancy to adulthood.

Maladaptive Coping

Unhealthy ways of dealing with stress, emotions, or problems that can exacerbate the situation or cause additional issues.

Ego Identity

A sense of one's identity and personal worth developed during adolescence, as conceptualized by Erik Erikson.

Ego

The part of the psyche that mediates between the desires of the id, demands of the reality, and the moral standards of the superego in psychoanalytic theory.