Studies have shown that children with behavioral issues are more likely to commit the same kind of mistakes again when constantly asked not to repeat their past mistakes. An acclaimed study on child psychology hypothesizes that since such children, on being repeatedly reminded of their mistakes, accept that people around them are used to a certain behavior from them, they lack the motivation to improve on their behavior, making it difficult for them to break free from the pattern.Which of the following, if true, best supports the explanation given above for the behavioral pattern observed in such children?a)The pattern of repeating mistakes is common to both children who do well in academics and those who dont.b)It was also found in the study that most such children came from dysfunctional families in which the inter-personal relations between the parents were unusually strained.c)Children with behavioral issues tend to find comfort in the company of similar children as they feel more accepted among such peers.d)The siblings of such children who do not have similar behavioral patterns sometimes end up making mistakes not very dissimilar to the ones made by children with behavioral issues.e)Therapy sessions for children with behavioral issues tend to be significantly more effective when their mistakes are not mentioned than when they are.Correct answer is option 'E'. Can you explain this answer?

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Which of the following, if true, best supports the explanation given above for the behavioral pattern observed in such children?

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The pattern of repeating mistakes is common to both children who do well in academics and those who don’t.
b)
It was also found in the study that most such children came from dysfunctional families in which the inter-personal relations between the parents were unusually strained.
c)
Children with behavioral issues tend to find comfort in the company of similar children as they feel more accepted among such peers.
d)
The siblings of such children who do not have similar behavioral patterns sometimes end up making mistakes not very dissimilar to the ones made by children with behavioral issues.
e)
Therapy sessions for children with behavioral issues tend to be significantly more effective when their mistakes are not mentioned than when they are.

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The study proposes that CBI are more likely to commit the same kind of mistakes again when constantly asked not to repeat these mistakes. The explanation given behind the behavior is that on being constantly reminded of their past mistakes, the children accept that the people around them are used to a certain behavior from them and hence lack the motivation to improve on their behaviour. The question stem asks us to strengthen this explanation.

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In order to strengthen the explanation discussed above, we’ll examine the stated hypothesis closely. Then we will understand the condition under which the hypothesis may not hold. The underlying assumption then will be that this condition does not exist and a strengthener could support this assumption

Linkage#1 – Repeated reminding of mistakes leads CBI to accept that people around them are used to their making mistakes, and hence lack the motivation to improve on their behavior.

Falsification Condition: What if even when CBI aren’t reminded of their past mistakes, they aren’t motivated to improve and, hence, keep repeating these mistakes? If this were true, then the proposed hypothesis will not be valid. Accordingly a strengthener could provide evidence to show that when the cause is absent, the result is absent as well.
- Instance 1: Various guidance counsellors in schools agree that such children are more receptive to counselling when their past mistakes are not mentioned in counselling sessions.

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The pattern of repeating mistakes is common to both children who do well in academics and those who don’t.

Incorrect - Irrelevant

This comparison between children who do well in academic and those who don’t is irrelevant to the proposed hypothesis.

It was also found in the study that most such children came from dysfunctional families in which the inter-personal relations between the parents were unusually strained.

Incorrect - Irrelevant

This option is not relevant as the information about dysfunctional families doesn’t shed any light on whether the stated explanation is valid.

Children with behavioral issues tend to find comfort in the company of similar children as they feel more accepted among such peers.

Incorrect - Irrelevant

This option talks about another behavior exhibited by CBI that doesn’t shed any light on whether the stated explanation for the pattern of making mistakes is valid.

The siblings of such children who do not have similar behavioral patterns sometimes end up making mistakes not very dissimilar to the ones made by children with behavioral issues.

Incorrect - Irrelevant

Facts about a few mistakes made by the siblings of CBI are irrelevant to determining the validity of the explanation proposed in the study, which deals with the psychology of CBI.

Therapy sessions for children with behavioral issues tend to be significantly more effective when their mistakes are not mentioned than when they are.

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This choice is written along the lines of our pre-thinking per Instance #1.

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Studies have shown that children with behavioral issues are more likely to commit the same kind of mistakes again when constantly asked not to repeat their past mistakes. An acclaimed study on child psychology hypothesizes that since such children, on being repeatedly reminded of their mistakes, accept that people around them are “used to” a certain behavior from them, they lack the motivation to improve on their behavior, making it difficult for them to break free from the pattern.Which of the following, if true, best supports the explanation given above for the behavioral pattern observed in such children?a)The pattern of repeating mistakes is common to both children who do well in academics and those who don’t.b)It was also found in the study that most such children came from dysfunctional families in which the inter-personal relations between the parents were unusually strained.c)Children with behavioral issues tend to find comfort in the company of similar children as they feel more accepted among such peers.d)The siblings of such children who do not have similar behavioral patterns sometimes end up making mistakes not very dissimilar to the ones made by children with behavioral issues.e)Therapy sessions for children with behavioral issues tend to be significantly more effective when their mistakes are not mentioned than when they are.Correct answer is option 'E'. Can you explain this answer?

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