Which of the following perspectives would suggest that punishing a child for the expression of heterosexual behaviours and rewarding a child for the expression of homosexual behaviours leads to the development of homosexuality?
A)Psychoanalytic
B)Learning
C)Medical model
D)Beiber's theory

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The learning perspective emphasizes the role of conditioning and reinforcement in shaping behavior. Punishing a child for heterosexual behaviors and rewarding them for homosexual behaviors would be a form of operant conditioning, which could potentially lead to the child associating positive feelings with homosexual behaviors and negative feelings with heterosexual behaviors. This may, in turn, affect their sexual preferences and development.

Which of the Following Perspectives Would Suggest That Punishing a Child