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Tag Archives: Punishment

Do children punish bad behaviour?

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin
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Yesterday Dr Ben Kenward from Oxford Brookes delivered a fantastic lecture on how and why children reward or punish the actions of others.  Watch the short clip below for a talk summary

 

Read more from Dr Ben Kenward below:

kenward-osth-2014-five-year-olds-punish-antisocial-adults

 

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