Pauli has been needlessly teasing his younger sister all morning, despite his father’s multiple requests to stop the teasing. Having exhausted his patience, Pauli’s father resorts to __________, a disciplinary strategy that requires the child to sit

still in a designated place for a brief period of time.

a) sitting in
b) extraction
c) time out
d) distraction


Answer: c

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