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kshipps

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Which of the following situations illustrates the concept of negative attention and its potential consequences?
 
  a. When a child misbehaves, he is sent out of the class for a specified period of time known 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 the students can leave for recess. Any sounds from the class delay or reduce recess time, so the class remains quiet on cue from the teacher.
  d. The parents of an 8-year-old boy tend to punish his misbehaviors in front of his siblings, who find his antics during the punishment hilarious.

Question 2

One way to break a pattern of misbehavior without capitulating to it is to institute a brief period of isolation after the misbehavior called a
 
  a. coercion.
  b. time-out.
  c. detachment.
  d. negative attention.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.



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