Question

Parents decide to implement the following plan to reduce swearing in their two adolescent daughters. Each time a girl swears, she is fined a penny. Results from the motivation literature suggest that this strategy is likely to _____ because _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

The strategy is like to fail because the threat is so low that it will increase the chances of taboo behavior adoption.

Explanation:

Taboo behavior is the fear we have in our culture and we fear from so what we do is prohibit ourselves and others to do so. This behavior will be prominent in girls and they will assume swearing is very prohibited stuff and we must not swear. Swearing in islam is prohibited but if you telling truth you are allowed to swear. In islam if you swear to tell a lie then you will be held on the judgement day. This is a type of taboo behavior we see in islamic societies.