According to Dissonance Theorists, What Is the Problem with Severe

question 38

Multiple Choice

According to dissonance theorists, what is the problem with severe punishment to control behaviors?

• A) Severe punishment leads to frustration.
• B) Severe punishment models inappropriate behavior that is then learned.
• C) Severe punishment serves as an external justification for behavior change.
• D) Severe punishment undermines extrinsic motivation.

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A method in statistics that establishes the correlation between a dependent variable and multiple independent variables.

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Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or observational study that are manipulated or categorized to observe their effect on dependent variables.