Number of Best Friends Declines from About __________ in Early

question 89

Multiple Choice

Number of best friends declines from about __________ in early adolescence to __________ in adulthood.

• A) six to eight; four or five
• B) six to eight; two or three
• C) four to six; one or two
• D) three or four; one

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Definitions:

Reinforcing Surroundings

Environmental factors or conditions that strengthen a particular behavior through positive or negative reinforcement.

Negative Punishment

A behavioral modification technique involving the removal of a desirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.

Time-Out

A behavioral modification technique involving temporary isolation or removal from a situation to decrease undesirable behavior.

Spanked

The act of hitting someone, usually a child, with an open hand as a form of punishment.