According to social psychological research (e.g., Bower & Hilgard, 1981), what are the "ideal conditions" for punishment to be an effective deterrent to violence?

A) Punishment must be severe, certain, and unavoidable.
B) Punishment must be swift, certain, and unavoidable.
C) Punishment must be fair, certain, and moderate.
D) Punishment must be swift, severe, and unavoidable.
E) Punishment must be moderate, fair, and occasionally avoidable.

B) Punishment must be swift, certain, and unavoidable.

Psychology

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A. fourth month of prenatal life B. first half of the first year of life C. pubertal growth spurt

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Schachter and Singer argued that two factors determine the experience of emotion. The two factors are ________

a. cognitive interpretation and cultural influence. b. physiological arousal and how you interpret and explain that arousal. c. perception and attribution. d. physiological arousal and cultural rules.

Psychology