A Study on Parental Use of Corporal Punishment Found a Relationship

question 271

Multiple Choice

A study on parental use of corporal punishment found a relationship between parental socioeconomic status and use of corporal punishment. Put simply, as socioeconomic status declines, rates of parents' use of corporal punishment rise. This finding represents a:

• A) cause-and-effect relationship.
• B) positive correlation.
• C) negative correlation.
• D) classic example of an expectancy effect.

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