A Mother Is Attempting to Minimize the Number of Times

question 9

Essay

A mother is attempting to minimize the number of times that her toddler pulls on his kitty's tail. She wants to assess whether different types of discipline have any effect on his behavior. For three weeks during the month, the mother gives the toddler one week of one specific type of discipline. One week the toddler receives time outs, one week he has a toy taken away, and one week he is told to clean the kitty's bowl for each kitty tail pull. At the end of each week, the mother tallies up the number of kitty tail pulls for the week. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable.

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Definitions:

Harmful Contact

Physical interaction that results in injury or damage to another person, considered to be a form of assault.

Intent to Confine

The deliberate intention to restrict an individual's freedom of movement unlawfully.

Actual Confinement

The physical detention of a person in a prison or similar facility following a legal conviction.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

A noncancerous increase in the size of the prostate gland, leading to urinary symptoms in older men.