Surya wants 8-year-old Leila to start her homework.Leila doesn't want to turn off the TV.Surya raises her voice and threatens to take away Leila's TV privileges for a week if she doesn't comply.Surya enters the room and commands Leila to obey.Leila begins to wail,saying that the homework is too hard and that she never understands it anyway.At this point the phone rings.Surya gets absorbed in the call.Thirty minutes later,Leila is still watching TV and another battle ensues.Surya,exhausted from the struggle,takes her to bed.This scenario is an example of which phenomenon?

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This scenario is an example of Patterson's view of coercive interaction, which involves a cycle of negative behavior between parent and child, where both parties engage in power struggles and use threats and punishment to control each other's behavior.

Surya Wants 8-Year-Old Leila to Start Her Homework