Dr. mateo believes that every child is born a "blank slate." children's early environments shape their personalities, though the children may be continually affected by their environments as they grow. everything comes down to a simple principle in dr. mateo's mind: if our behaviors are followed by satisfying consequences, we will repeat them, and if the consequences are unsatisfying, we won't repeat them. dr. mateo is probably a therapist. a) psychodynamicb) behavioralc) cognitived) humanistic

the answer to the question is punishment. or more specifically, positive punishment.

positive punishment occurs when a behavior is given a negative consequence for the individual doing the behavior.

sara no longer wants to ask questions (the behavior) because she is ridiculed by mr. smith (the punishment).

reinforcement is inaccurate because reinforcement always gives positive consequences for the individual doing the behavior, be it by introducing a pleasant consequence or removing an unpleasant one.

answer:

i would rather know when i would die.