If Parents Change to Less Punitive Parenting, Their Children's Levels

question 432

Multiple Choice

If parents change to less punitive parenting, their children's levels of aggression will

• A) decline, at least for younger children.
• B) decline no matter the age of the child or adolescent.
• C) increase since the parents will be unable to suppress the misbehaviors and the aggression with milder punishment.
• D) remain the same since aggressiveness depends more on a child's temperament than the discipline style.

Explain the behaviorists’ stance on the use of mental terms and internal states in understanding behavior.

Understand the concept of determinism as it applies to behaviorism.

Identify the experimental methods used by behaviorists to study learning and behavior.

Understand the influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on the study of animal learning and intelligence.

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Definitions:

Animism

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

Kick-stand

A device attached to a bicycle or motorcycle allowing it to stand upright without support from another object or person.

Bicycle

A human-powered, pedal-driven vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other, used for transportation, recreation, or sport.

Reversibility

A principle in cognitive development where an action can be reversed, returning to its original state.