Recent Analyses of Research on Corporal Punishment

question 34

Multiple Choice

Recent analyses of research on corporal punishment

• A) have been inconclusive because of differences in how punishment is defined.
• B) show that corporal punishment produces strong positive effects on subsequent behavior.
• C) show that corporal punishment produces strong negative effects on subsequent behavior.
• D) show that corporal punishment produces weak negative effects on subsequent behavior.

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