How should teachers deal with disruptive pupils? The suggestion to ‘give them a good slap’ is generally considered unacceptable these days. In truth, it is also probably not very effective.
The behaviourist B. F. Skinner argued against the use of punishment because of the range of negative responses that it creates. People, and animals, will respond to punishment with anger, and with a general suppression of behaviour, rather than just stopping the behaviour that brought about the punishment.
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