One of the Major Drawbacks of Using Physical Punishment to Change

question 305

Multiple Choice

One of the major drawbacks of using physical punishment to change children's behavior is that

• A)a lot of their behaviors are unintentional and not influenced by punishment.
• B)their intentional misbehaviors followed by punishment typically increase in frequency.
• C)the frequency of their intentional misbehavior is reduced by positive punishment but increased by negative punishment.
• D)their punished behavior is often suppressed but not forgotten.

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