Latoya's mother has established a reward and punishment system in which Latoya earns one gold star for each chore she completes each day. If she earns 25 stars by the end of the week, Latoya's mother will take her to play at the fast food restaurant's playground for two hours. When Latoya misbehaves, she is punished by being placed in time-out for 15 minutes. This discipline system illustrates

which psychological view?

a. psychodynamic
b. cognitive
c. humanistic
d. behavioristic


D

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Research by Susan Harter (1987, 1990) showedthat children have high self-esteem when

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Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

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Psychology