Corporal punishment may have long-term negative effects on children's intelligence
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 11:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Children in a school that uses corporal punishment performed significantly worse in tasks involving "executive functioning" -- psychological processes such as planning, abstract thinking, and delaying gratification -- than those in a school relying on milder disciplinary measures such as time-outs, according to a new study involving two private schools in a West African country.