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The Effect of Punishment Threat on Children's Ability to Resist Temptation to Transgress and Lie

Children's response to a resistance-to-temptation (RTT) task was investigated under three punishment threat conditions: negative consequence, removing an anticipated reward, and no explicit punishment. Ninety first and second graders participated in the RTT task and seventy-three parents completed the Behavior Assessment System for Children and the Psychopathy Screening Device. As only 4% of children transgressed, results are unclear. Hypotheses tested using approximations of transgression showed no differences in RTT. Children with temperaments characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, attention problems, and conduct problems (HIA-CP) had the highest levels of psychopathic traits compared to all others. In addition, spanked children were rated as having significantly more behavioral problems than non-spanked children. Limitations of the current study and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3018
Date12 1900
CreatorsCollins, Michelle
ContributorsKaminski, Patricia L., Neumann, Craig S., Ramos, Vincent, Harrell, Ernest, Burggren, Warren W.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsUse restricted to UNT Community, Copyright, Collins, Michelle, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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