Researchers That Have Studied the Relationship Between Physical Punishment by Parents

question 28

Multiple Choice

Researchers that have studied the relationship between physical punishment by parents and aggressive behaviour in children have found that

• A)punishment is associated with more behavioural problems in children.
• B)there is a causal relationship between parental punishment and childhood aggression.
• C)punishment is effective for reducing problem behaviour in children and decreases aggressive responses.
• D)children who have aggressive tendencies will act accordingly independent of how the parents deal with problem behaviours.

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