A motive proposed in the text for parents who induce sickness in their children is acquisition of ______.
A) money
B) medical knowledge
C) sympathy
D) the right to provide home schooling

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The motive for parents who induce sickness in their children to acquire sympathy is known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy. This condition involves a caregiver, often a parent, causing or fabricating symptoms of illness in a child to gain attention, sympathy, or reassurance from medical professionals and others.

A Motive Proposed in the Text for Parents Who Induce