A babysitter is watching her neighbor’s 4-year old. The chi…
A babysitter is watching her neighbor’s 4-year old. The child wants some candy, but the babysitter was told by his mother not to give him any. After listening to the boy’s whining for ten minutes, the babysitter gives in – she gives the boy some candy and he stops whining. In this situation, the babysitter’s behavior (giving the child candy) is the result of
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A parent finds that she has to nag her son more and more to get him to stop teasing his sister. The last time it happened, the boy finally stopped his teasing about his mother’s 16th angry request. The boy’s compliance is best described as the result of
Read DetailsIn order to get an infant’s attention, a photographer shakes…
In order to get an infant’s attention, a photographer shakes a rattle, which results in the infant turning toward the rattle and smiling. After numerous uses of this technique, the infant stops responding. This is most likely due to:
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