What Effect Does Spanking Have on the Moral Development of the Child

question 178

Multiple Choice

What effect does spanking have on the moral development of the child?

• A) It has no effect.
• B) It seems to make the child more morally rigid.
• C) It makes the child more likely, when an adult, to endorse capital punishment as a just response to murder.
• D) It seems to lead to a decreased internalization of a moral code.

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