A Teacher Has Threatened Several Times to Tell a 4^th

Multiple Choice

A teacher has threatened several times to tell a 4^th grader's parents about the student's misconduct in class to change his behavior. Eventually she does send a note home stating her complaints about the student. The following week the student's behavior gets worse and the student tells the teacher that "my parents never have been able to find a way to punish me." The way this conflict unfolded reflects which principle of power and conflict?

A) the mystique of power is often lost
B) it is rarely possible to stop social categorization
C) issue control is often not as effective as powerful people think
D) power can erode when it is used
E) weaker parties are often influenced by non-decisions