Armenta's Long-Term Effects Of Punishment On Mexican Women

There are limited studies conducted on the effects of punishment given to the children, typically by their parents or a teacher, and the short and long-term effects. While a common factor between several of the studies is depression, it is not the only one. According to Laura King (2014), there are several different types of punishment. There is negative reinforcement, which is removing something from the situation to make it better. Positive reinforcement is adding something into the situation to make it better. Negative punishment is removing something from the situation, so the behavior is less likely to occur. Positive punishment is adding something unpleasant to the situation, so the behavior is not as likely to happen. This paper will

For example, in Sonora, there would have to be severe injuries; however, in Mexico D.F., any harm that someone inflections on a child that is intentional is considered child abuse. Frias-Armenta (2002) goes on to say that majority of parents spank or insult their children. Some parents also pushed or grabbed their children, threw the child out of the house, kicked, bit or hit the child, and a small portion of the parents burned their

In the article, “The Effects of Punishment and Appeals for Honesty on Children’s Truth-Telling Behavior,” by Tawlar, Arruda, and Yachison (2015), the authors perform an experiment on several children, ages four to eight. The children were told not to peak at a toy while the experimenter left the room for a minute. When the experimenter came back, they asked the child if they looked. They introduced combinations of other factors, including punishment and appeal. The results showed that the children with no appeal had the same percentage of children who lied, regardless of the factor punishment or no punishment. The children who had internal appeal, for example being told the children would be happy with themselves if they told the truth, were significantly more likely to lie if they were told they would be punished for lying. Children who had an external appeal, such as telling the child that the experimenter would be happy if the child told the truth, were more likely to lie if they were also told they would be punished for lying, but not as likely to lie as children with internal appeal or no appeal