Some parents use physical punishment of their children when the child hits, bites, or otherwise deliberately harms another child. The problem with such an approach is that by using physical force to get a desired response, the parents are ________.
A) shaping aggression
B) modeling aggression
C) chaining aggression
D) trialing aggression

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Modeling aggression means demonstrating aggressive behavior, which children may then imitate. By using physical punishment, parents inadvertently show that aggression is an acceptable response to conflict, thus modeling aggressive behavior for their children.

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