Punishment when 'speedy and specific', may suppress undesirable behavior, but it cannot teach or encourage desirable alternatives. therefore, it is crucial to use positive techniques in order to model as well as reinforce appropriate behavior that the person can use in place of the unacceptable response that has to be suppressed. (walter mischel and harriett mischel, essentials of psychology) how many claims are in this passage?

What inference can be made about the characters beliefs

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?

Choose the matching analogy plague: contagious a: confident: trustworthy b: loyal: companion c: nature: random d gather: congregate