Josh is a difficult baby who cries and is hard to console, which makes his parents unhappy and elicits negative parenting.This, in turn, causes Josh to cry more frequently.This illustrates
A) reciprocal influences.
B) emotional assimilation.
C) a parental behavior that would occur even if Josh had an easy temperament.
D) all of these.

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Reciprocal influences refer to bidirectional interactions between the child and their environment, which can influence each other in a continuous feedback loop. In this scenario, Josh's behavior is impacting his parents' parenting practices, which in turn affects Josh's behavior. Emotional assimilation and a parental behavior that would occur even if Josh had an easy temperament are not accurate descriptions of the situation.

Josh Is a Difficult Baby Who Cries and Is Hard