Any way in which children are praised or receive something positive for what they have done.

• A. Rewards
• B. Formal Education
• C. Functions of education
• D. Sanctions

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is positive reinforcement in how children learn desirable behavior. A reward is any positive consequence given after a behavior, like praise, a sticker, or a privilege, that increases the chance that the behavior will happen again. This fits the description exactly: it’s about praising or giving something positive for what a child has done, which is a classic example of using rewards to reinforce good actions. The other ideas are broader or different: formal education refers to the schooling system itself, not how behavior is reinforced; functions of education describe the purposes of schooling in society; sanctions generally mean penalties or punishments, which are not about providing something positive.