There Is a Theory That Children Sometimes Act Out to Gain

question 10

Multiple Choice

There is a theory that children sometimes act out to gain attention.Under this theory,if parents scold children when they act out,children will do so more often.In this case,the scolding is ______.

• A) positively reinforcing
• B) negatively reinforcing
• C) positively punishing
• D) negatively punishing

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Definitions:

Exponential Distribution

A continuous probability distribution used to model the time between events in a Poisson point process.

Normally Distributed

A symmetrically shaped probability distribution around the mean, indicating a greater frequency of occurrences for data points close to the mean versus those that are remote.

Average Starting Salary

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Standard Deviation

is a measure of the amount of variability or spread in a set of data.