A child sees a homeless person on a park bench and grimaces, as he has seen his mother do many times. The mother sees this reaction and smiles at the child. According to Cooley, this type of parental feedback is important because the child is ______.

A. learning to obey the parent
B. engaging in the correct behavior
C. responding to what he feels the feedback means
D. realizing that the parent is rewarding negative behavior


Answer: C

Sociology

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