Question

Two boys are fighting on school grounds during recess. Fighting is against school rules, and the boys know this. Even so, a teacher who sees them lets them continue to fight rather than punishing them for doing so. Judging from what social cognitive theorists say regarding what happens when expected punishments don’t occur, we can predict that these boys will be ___________ .

Answer 1

Answer: Badly Hurt, Badly Behaved

Explanation:

There is no punishments and no action being taken, so clearly they will likely be badly injured and badly behaved. This is how most children end up being badly behaved because parents or teachers don’t give punishments, Punishments = consequences, and children when faced with consequences will likely learn from what they have done and know that when you do bad things in life, they will always have consequences.