If a Teacher Is Unable to Detect Most Instances of a Behavior

question 688

Multiple Choice

If a teacher is unable to detect most instances of a behavior to be punished, then the teacher should have serious doubts about the value of implementing a punishment procedure because:

• A)the student seems to get used to the punisher and can put up with more of it
• B)intermittent punishment is less effective than continuous punishment
• C)you cannot apply an experimental test to this type of situation to detect all instances of the undesirable behavior
• D)this increases the likelihood that the punisher will become a positive reinforce

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