FRHD 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Elizabeth Gershoff, Reinforcement, Tantrum
8 Feb 2017
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Punishment can induce: aggression, fear, avoidance of the context (in addition to the behaviour, modeling. Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviours and. Context: influential article by elizabeth gershoff reviewing evidence of outcome of corporal punishment. 2 sides: researchers advocating for corporal punishment says it"s associated, researchers advocating against corporal punishment say it has too with compliance many negative outcomes. And they view corporal punishment and child abuse on a. This was consistent and the effect was of a high magnitude. Recommendation to use punishment as a last resort because: easy to abuse, application can have harmful side effects. Select a response: punishment is more effective with a specific behaviour. Maximize the conditions for a desirable alternative response: select alternative behaviour, provide strong prompts, reinforce. Minimize the causes of the response to be punished. Deliver the punisher: present immediately after every instance of response to be decreased, administer in a calm, matter-of-fact manner, don"t pair with reinforcement.
