If You Wish to Quickly and Permanently Suppress a Behavior

question 8

Multiple Choice

If you wish to quickly and permanently suppress a behavior through the use of punishment, you should

• A)initially use mildly aversive stimuli.
• B)initially use aversive stimuli of short duration.
• C)initially use strong and longer aversive stimulation.
• D)use mild aversive stimulation and progress to stronger stimuli.

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Definitions:

Events

Occurrences or happenings, especially those significant to the psychological state or behavior of an individual.

Magnitudes

Quantitative measures that assign size, length, area, volume, or another metric quantity to objects or phenomena.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body has to stress, proposed by Hans Selye.

Exhaustion

A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue, usually resulting from prolonged stress or activity.