One Reason That Reinforcement May not Be the Most Effective

question 141

Multiple Choice

One reason that reinforcement may not be the most effective way to promote the development of inhibitory controls is that

• A) many instances in which the child resists temptation are apt to pass unnoticed and thus go unrewarded
• B) reinforcement is effective at instilling desirable acts, but is of little or no use at convincing children to inhibit undesirable acts
• C) children will require larger and larger rewards to continue inhibiting undesirable acts
• D) use of reinforcement seriously limits the parent's ability to shape the child's conduct through other strategies such as reasoning or punishment

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