Why should parents not give their crying child candy at the checkout counter in the store?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Parents who give their crying children candy at the checkout counter are actually rewarding their "bad behavior" by giving the children something they want. This increases the likelihood that the child will cry again in the future to get what he or she wants.
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1:8. 1:10. 2:8. 2:10.
You decide to follow your doctor's advice and treatment plan because she has won many awards for treating the disease you have been diagnosed with. Which common persuasion tactic does this describe?
A. authority B. theory of planned behavior C. consensus D. foot-in-the-door
Research in which a representative sample of people are asked questions about their attitudes or behavior is called
a. ethnography. b. archival analysis. c. field experiments. d. survey research.
An appropriate treatment goal for an individual with mild or moderate mental retardation is
A. resolution of symptoms by age 18 B. increase intellectual functioning by 15% C. improve abilities to care for self D. select an institution for long term care