Some harried parents habitually resort to physical punishment without being aware of its many negative consequences for themselves and their children. What alternatives do these parents have?
What will be an ideal response?
Parents can use time-outs and loss of privileges (negative punishers), which are best accompanied by information about the kind of behavior that would be appropriate. Negative punishers should be followed, whenever possible, by the reinforcement of desirable behavior.
Psychology
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A researcher is measuring the length of time different couples were engaged before getting married and their reported levels of happiness with their marriage. In order to determine whether these two variables are related, which type of study will the researcher design?
a. An experimental study b. A correlational study c. A naturalistic observation d. A case study e. Clinical observation
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