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luvbio

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Define and give examples of three types of risk factors associated with the development of psychopathology in children.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A kindergarten teacher wants to reduce the amount of aggressiveness children display in her class and on the playground. Using operant conditioning principles, the teacher should ____.
 
  a. use negative reinforcers to decrease the behavior
  b. pair aggressiveness with some pleasant stimulus
  c. eliminate the reinforcement associated with aggressiveness
  d. encourage the children to get the aggressiveness out of their systems


dpost18

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 Individual  an aspect of the child that puts them at risk; gender, temperament, intelligence, etc.
 Family  factors related to the family environment; parenting styles, parent's mental health issues, sibling relationships, etc.
 Social  factors related child's environment such a neighborhood, school, culture; poverty, violent neighborhoods, poor performing schools and/or teacher

Answer to Question 2

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