John and bill have both learned that when they whine and complain, their teacher will hurry over to see what's wrong. john's teacher gives him attention every time he complains. however, bill's teacher gives him attention only on one of the occasions he complains. both teachers eventually realize that they are reinforcing the boys for inappropriate behavior and so both stop attending to the boys when they whine and complain. from a behaviorist perspective, we can predict that:

Which of the following statements about culture and self-esteem is the most accurate? people from western cultures are more likely to say or do things to enhance other people's self-esteem (relative to people from asian cultures). the japanese praise each other for their achievements more often than americans do. people from asian cultures generally feel worse about themselves than people from western cultures. americans utter many more self-complimentary statements during conversations (relative to japanese individuals).