To some extent, adults can avoid promoting self-defeating reactions in children by ________.

A. adjusting their expectations to children's capacities
B. withholding positive feedback and raising standards for success
C. always giving children positive feedback, regardless of their performance
D. limiting the tasks they introduce to those that are easy to accomplish


Answer: A

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