Telling a Child, "You'll Never Amount to Anything," or "I

question 31

Multiple Choice

Telling a child, "You'll never amount to anything," or "I wish you'd never been born," constitutes

• A) neglect.
• B) physical abuse.
• C) verbal abuse.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Another Stimulus

Refers to an additional or different stimulus that can affect the response in a conditioning or learning scenario.

Conditioning

The process of learning associations between environmental stimuli and behavioral responses, typically divided into classical and operant conditioning.

Stimuli

External or internal events or occurrences that elicit responses from organisms, instrumental in learning and behavior processes.

Environment

The total of all outside factors and forces impacting an organism or a collection of organisms' life, growth, and persistence.