Which of the Following Approaches to Child-Rearing Attempts to Encourage

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following approaches to child-rearing attempts to encourage positive behavior through the application of pleasure and pain?

• A) Social Darwinism
• B) social learning theory
• C) behavioral modification
• D) psychosurgery

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