Which of the Following Situations Illustrates the Concept of Negative

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations illustrates the concept of negative attention and its potential consequences?

• A) When a child misbehaves he or she is sent out of the class for a specified period of time as a time-out.
• B) The parents of a two-year-old pay no attention to the child until she is quiet for least two minutes.
• C) The second-grade teacher says the entire class must be quiet before they go for recess. Any sounds from the class delay or reduce recess time. Now the class remains quiet on cue from the teacher.
• D) The parents of a young man tend to punish his misbehaviors in front of their other children who find his antics during the punishment to be entertaining.

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