"four-year-old honesty covers her eyes to block out scary sights and covers her ears when sounds are too loud. when she is excluded from a game, she changes her goals and decides that she does not want to play anyway. as she uses these strategies, honesty s will decline."

As she uses these strategies, Honesty's emotional outbursts will decline.
Honesty is unlikely to react emotionally to events happening to her (she won't throw a tantrum, react violently, cry, etc.) because she manages to avoid such reactions by covering her eyes and ears, and not playing with her friends. Therefore, her emotional outbursts (violent reactions) will decline over time.

The correct answer is b