Corporal Punishment in Schools Has Not Been Found to Violate

question 24

Multiple Choice

Corporal punishment in schools has not been found to violate the Eighth Amendment against cruel and unusual punishment as long as…

• A) School officials can show that the punishment is not excessive and reasonably relates to educational objectives
• B) The student knows why he is being punished
• C) At least one witness observes the punishment
• D) Corporal punishment is never allowed in schools

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Definitions:

Temperament

An individual's natural predisposition towards emotional reactivity and intensity, often observable from early in life.

Critical Periods

Specified times during early life when the development of specific abilities, skills, or knowledge occurs most readily.

Strange Situation Experiment

A research method developed by psychologist Mary Ainsworth to assess patterns of attachment by observing how infants behave when separated from, and then reunited with, their caregiver.

Mary Ainsworth

A developmental psychologist known for her work on attachment theory, particularly the Strange Situation procedure to assess infant attachment styles.