Punishment Is a Potentially Hazardous Way for Teachers to Control

question 87

Multiple Choice

Punishment is a potentially hazardous way for teachers to control young children's behaviors because

• A) the more severely children are punished for undesirable behaviors,the more likely they will exhibit those behaviors.
• B) children will forget how to perform punished behaviors even when the behaviors may be justified and necessary.
• C) the use of punishment could condition children to fear the teachers and avoid school.
• D) punishment cannot even temporarily restrain undesirable behaviors.

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