Columbia university researcher elizabeth gershoff (2002) conducted a wide-ranging meta-analysis on parental use of corporal punishment. one finding that emerged was a relationship between parental socioeconomic status and use of corporal punishment. put simply, as socioeconomic status declines, rates of parents' use of corporal punishment rise. this finding represents a: a) positive correlation. b) cause-and-effect relationship. c) classic example of an expectancy effect. d) negative correlation.

D) negative correlation.

Explanation:

A negative correlation suggests relationship among the two variables in which if the quantity of one variable increases the quantity of other variable decreases vice-versa.

According to the given situation, the value of socioeconomic status declines resulted in the rise in the value of the other variable that is corporal punishment.

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