If Parents Handle Discipline by Employing Mainly a Punishment Approach

question 53

Multiple Choice

If parents handle discipline by employing mainly a punishment approach, which of the following can be assumed?

• A)Parents are interested in teaching appropriate behaviours to their children through negative reinforcement.
• B)Parents are interested in both eliminating bad behaviours and reinforcing good behaviours.
• C)Parents are interested in teaching appropriate behaviours to their children through positive reinforcement.
• D)Parents are interested in eliminating bad behaviours by presenting unpleasant consequences after bad behaviour.

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