List Three Reasons to Avoid Spanking and Other Harsh Forms

question 40

Essay

List three reasons to avoid spanking and other harsh forms of punishment.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

In operant conditioning, a method that involves adding an unfavorable outcome or event following an undesired behavior, intended to decrease the likelihood of the behavior recurring.

Law of Effect

A principle of behavior that states responses followed by satisfaction will become more likely to occur, while those followed by dissatisfaction will become less likely.

Fear

An emotional response to a perceived threat, which serves as a basic survival mechanism by triggering the fight or flight response.

Generalization

The process by which the brain applies learned information from specific instances to similar situations or stimuli.