The Causes of Violence as Described in the Book Include

question 42

Multiple Choice

The causes of violence as described in the book include all of the following except:

• A)Desensitization
• B)Guns
• C)Family cohesiveness
• D)Drugs and alcohol

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Definitions:

Time-Outs

A disciplinary technique used to remove a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, to encourage reflection and calm down.

Successive Approximations

A method used in conditioning and learning in which behaviors are broken down into simpler steps and rewarded progressively as they become closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually teach new behaviors through the use of reinforcement for successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Discriminative Stimulus

A specific cue or stimulus in the environment that signals the availability of reinforcement or punishment, guiding behavior accordingly.