Earl Is an Extremely Aggressive Child Who Often Hits Other

Earl is an extremely aggressive child who often hits other children when he can't get his own way. Earl is now seeing a behavioral therapist who has discussed appropriate ways of interacting with peers and has shown Earl several videotapes of children resolving conflicts in nonaggressive ways. Earl has also engaged in "role play," during which the therapist has provided corrective feedback and positive reinforcement. In this case, the therapist is using _____ to develop Earl's ability to interact with his peers.

A) social skills training
B) rational-emotive therapy
C) aversion therapy
D) systematic desensitization