Pat, a toddler, sucks her thumb whenever she is scared.This makes her feel better.This is an example of:

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Response modification refers to changing the behavior itself in response to a specific situation. In this case, Pat modifies her behavior by sucking her thumb to cope with fear. Attentional deployment refers to redirecting attention to a different stimulus, goodness of fit refers to the match between a child's temperament and their environment, and situational modification refers to changing the environment to better fit the child's needs. None of these options fully capture Pat's behavior of thumb sucking in response to fear.

Pat, a Toddler, Sucks Her Thumb Whenever She Is Scared