Which of the Following Most Clearly Captures How Gerald Patterson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following most clearly captures how Gerald Patterson uses the term coercion?

A) An interaction in which parents negatively reinforce a child's misbehavior by ignoring it.
B) An interaction in which parents negatively reinforce a child's misbehavior by overreacting to it.
C) An interaction in which parents negatively reinforce a child's misbehavior,and the child responds by positively reinforcing the parent's neglect.
D) An interaction in which parents and children reciprocally reinforce child misbehavior and parent capitulation.