Dr O'Neill Is Interviewing Parents About How They Discipline Their

question 73

Multiple Choice

Dr. O'Neill is interviewing parents about how they discipline their children in an attempt to outline the difference between normal levels of punishment and abuse. Dr. O'Neill is attempting to satisfy which goal of psychology?

• A) Describing behavior
• B) Predicting behavior
• C) Explaining behavior
• D) Controlling behavior

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Definitions:

Physically Harm

To cause injury or damage to someone's body.

Genetic Related

Pertaining to how organisms are related to one another through inheritance patterns of genes from their ancestors.

Positive Correlation

A relationship between two variables where they both move in the same direction.

Schizophrenia Diagnosis

The process of identifying schizophrenia in individuals, which involves evaluating symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and impairments in social or occupational functioning.