Four-year-old Michael pushes his 2-year-old sister away from his toy truck, and she falls and begins to cry. He proceeds to play calmly with the truck. His mother crouches down at his eye level and says, "You pushed Sarah. How do you think that makes her feel?" This parenting technique is known as __________.
A. rewarding children for positive behavior that is inconsistent with negative behavior
B. inductive reasoning
C. reducing opportunities for misbehavior
D. using mild punishment
Answer: B
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