Community college students (N=170) were surveyed regarding the intensity and frequency of methods of corporal punishment they have received and the persons administering the punishment. Results indicate that corporal punishment is a normatively used method of behavioral management. Males reported receiving a greater amount of corporal punishment, especially from their fathers. Overall, those who received a high amount of corporal punishment reported lower grades and a significantly greater number of problems, such as aggression, delinquency, depression, and anxiety. These findings are cause for concern and intervention.

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Time durations of “alpha bursts” and of “alpha blocking” (no-alpha) intervals, which was the index of the orienting response, were measured by the EEG for 61 children, ages 5–6 and 9–10 yr. Three conditions were examined: (1) eyes closed in the dark (EC), (2) eyes open in the dark (EO), and (3) feedback visual stimulation (VS). Alpha durations were progressively briefer, while no-alpha durations were progressively longer, from EC to EO to VS. Older children had longer no-alpha durations. The differences among the three conditions were greater for older than for younger children with regard to no-alpha durations. The results suggest that the alpha-blocking response is changing between the ages of 5 and 10 yr.