Punishing a Child's Misbehavior Only Occasionally When It Occurs May

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Multiple Choice

Punishing a child's misbehavior only occasionally when it occurs may mean that the behavior is actually being reinforced on a partial schedule because the child is able to "get away" with doing the behavior some of the time. This program of punishment would then have the result of making the ____.

• A) misbehavior more resistant to extinction
• B) misbehavior less resistant to extinction
• C) person doing the punishing do it less often
• D) person doing the punishing do it more often

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