What might be an alternate to the punishment described in your selected article (e.g., time-out versus corporal punishment, therapy programs versus incarceration)?

Reading:
Miltenberger, R.G. (2016). Behavior Modification: Principles and Procedures (6th ed.).
Chapter 4: Reinforcement (assigned sections only)
o pp. 65-81
Chapter 5: Extinction (assigned sections only)
o pp. 91-97
Chapter 6: Punishment
Chapter 8: Respondent Conditioning (assigned sections only)
o pp. 146-149, pp. 157-160
Chapter 18: Ethics of Punishment (assigned sections only)
o pp. 384-388

1. Miltenberger (2016) discusses ethical issues in punishment (pp. 122-123, pp. 384-388). After reviewing the assigned reading from Chapters 6 and 18, locate an academic journal article related to punishment or other consequences (this could be discipline in parenting, behavior management procedures within schools, criminal justice systems, etc.) and analyze the punishment through an ethical lens using insight from the text (Miltenberger, 2016).

You will address the following questions in your two- to three-page APA-formatted analysis of your selected article:

What is the discipline strategy or punishment discussed in your article?
Does the article provide any information about the effectiveness of the consequence? If so, what?
What might be an alternate to the punishment described in your selected article (e.g., time-out versus corporal punishment, therapy programs versus incarceration)? Reference at least one additional source when discussing your alternative.
What is your stance on the ethical nature of the punishment in question after having reviewed the article and the alternative to the tactic you included in your paper?

Cite your article, at least one additional source, and the text (Miltenberger, 2016) in your analysis.

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