In the Study Examining Parental Discipline Practices Associations with Child

question 152

Multiple Choice

In the study examining parental discipline practices associations with child behaviors in an international sample, the results indicated that:

• A) the implementation of corporal punishment was significantly related to less anxiety.
• B) the implementation of time-out was significant related to less anxiety.
• C) the implementation of time-out was significantly related to greater anxiety.
• D) the implementation of corporal punishment was significant related to less anxiety.

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Definitions:

Conceptual Replications

A method in scientific research where a study is conducted again with the same hypotheses but different methods or in different contexts to validate the original findings.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to assign participants to different groups in a way that each participant has an equal chance of being placed in any group.

Random Sample

A method of selecting a sample from a population in which every individual has an equal chance of being chosen.

Confounds

Variables that researchers fail to control or eliminate, which can cause a misunderstanding of the causal relationship in a study.