Regarding the Use of Punishment with Children, Which of the Following

question 432

Multiple Choice

Regarding the use of punishment with children, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)If punishment is used at all, it should always be mild.
• B)Punishment works best when it produces actions incompatible with the response.
• C)Response cost or scolding usually work best for older children and teenagers.
• D)Punishment is effective in teaching new behaviors and in indicating what the "right" response is.

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Definitions:

Experience-Expectant

Describes neural growth that requires a certain kind of environmental stimulation that is almost certain to occur in the experience of most members of a species. An example is development of the visual system that requires exposure to light in order to occur.

Epigenesis

The control of genetic expression by both regulatory DNA and environmental factors.

Genetic Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize functional gene products, such as proteins, which can influence an organism's traits.

Transcription

The complex chain of cellular processes that involves translating the code specified by a gene into the production of a protein. This series of biochemical events ultimately accounts for genetic expression or influence.