Problems with Using Self-Punishment to Control Your Own Behavior Include

question 144

Multiple Choice

Problems with using self-punishment to control your own behavior include that

• A) there is nothing to stop you from short-circuiting the contingency.
• B) self-punishment punishes not only the behavior but also the act of carrying through on your promise to punish yourself.
• C) Both a and b are correct.
• D) Neither a nor b is correct.

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