A stressed-out parent believes that all the neighborhood children are intentionally loud and impulsive. If his conjecture is true, and the children are actually following some social norm, one way to reduce this behavior is to
A. put all the neighborhood children together into one big group, so individuals put less effort into being loud.
B. put all the neighborhood children together into one big group, so they are shamed into behaving better.
C. speak to each neighborhood child individually and convince them that the other children are all planning to behave properly from now on.
D. put together only the neighborhood children with similar hobbies, so their enjoyment of one another's company reduces the urge to behave impulsively.
Answer: A
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