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Rhonda and Sam Are the Proud Parents of 6-Month-Old Fraternal

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Rhonda and Sam are the proud parents of 6-month-old fraternal twins, and they observe that when either infant cries, the other begins to cry soon thereafter.And though the babies cry frequently, the nearest parent always comes to see what is wrong, and changes diapers, and feeds or soothes the babies.Naturally, Rhonda and Sam wonder if they are being too responsive to their babies and therefore teaching them to cry.(a) How might Erikson respond to the parents' concern? (b) What would Skinner say about why the crying occurs at a high rate? (c) What might an ethologist say?

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