Delinquency Is Most Common Among the Children of Parents Who

question 29

Multiple Choice

Delinquency is most common among the children of parents who employ:

• A) a warm and lax style of parenting
• B) a cold and lax style of parenting
• C) both a & b
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral training technique where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant stimulus following a particular behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Negative Punishment

Negative punishment, a concept in behavioral psychology, involves the removal of a desirable stimulus following an unwanted behavior, aiming to decrease that behavior's occurrence.

Positive Punishment

Adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is modified through reinforcement or punishment.