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mia · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Explain how coercive cycles develop. What interventions can take place to correct coercive cycles?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Research on biological motion indicates that infants

a. use the colors and brightness of surfaces to determine if an object is animate.
b. use the flow of information created by body-type movements to determine if an object is animate.
c. cannot use the flow of information created by body-type movements to determine if an object is animate.
d. do not process biological motion as a special cue until after about twelve months.

FergA · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Coercive cycles are patterns of escalating negative reciprocal interactions between parents and their children. Coercive cycles develop when parents do not deliver consequences to the aggressive behaviors of their children, thus tacitly reinforcing them. Childrens aggression increases, and a cycle of escalating negative interactions ensues. To break this cycle, parents should focus on their children's positive behaviors, apply discipline consistently, and set clear limits on negative behaviors.

Answer to Question 2

B