Author Question: If you wanted to make use of the concept of insufficient punishment, how would you discipline your ... (Read 78 times)

bobthebuilder · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

If you wanted to make use of the concept of insufficient punishment, how would you discipline your child when she's misbehaving? Give the child a stern look and tell her

a. that you will spank her hard the next time she performs the forbidden behavior.
b. nothing else if she stops the forbidden behavior.
c. that you will buy her a present if she stops the forbidden behavior.
d. that she has only one more chance to improve her behavior.

Question 2

According to the principle of insufficient punishment, which of the following parental techniques should be most effective in changing a child's behavior permanently (i.e., even behavior that occurs in the absence of the parent)?

a. ignoring the child's troublesome behavior
b. threat of severe punishment
c. threat of mild punishment
d. severe punishment