AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Washing out the mouth with soap is a traditional form of physical punishment that consists of placing soap, or a similar cleaning agent, inside a person’s mouth so that the person will taste it, inducing what most people consider an unpleasant experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -Small bites from bar soap or licks of a liquid soap will cause a bad taste in the mouth and possible upset stomach and vomiting or diarrhea. Symptoms will occur soon after the ingestion and are only expected to last a limited amount of time. If you find your child eating soap, do not panic.

Detailed explanation-3: -And the rest, as they say, was history. Until about the 1960’s when this form of punishment began to decline in popularity. However, there are very few of us today who have not witnessed, suffered or administered the soap in the mouth punishment.