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.
Answer: d
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