Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the use of punishment? a. it should decrease the frequency of a behavior. b. it creates feelings of adoration and respect. c. it should be primarily cognitive in nature. d. it is considered the best method of child-rearing.

Option A.

Explanation:

It should decrease the frequency of a behavior, is the right answer.  

Punishment is the encumbrance of an unwelcome or abhorrent consequence upon an individual or a group, dispensed out by an administration—in circumstances varying from child training to criminal statutes. Punishments can be given as an acknowledgement and impediment to a special performance or behavior that is considered objectionable or unacceptable.

The rationalizing may be to train a child to evade self-endangerment, to require social conventionality (particularly, in the settings of mandatory education or military training), to uphold standards, to guard against future abuses, and to sustain the legality—and reverence for rule of law—following which the social crowd is governed.

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