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Which does NOT increase the effectiveness of punishment?
Suggested Answer: C
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22 comments · newest first
JA
Janey
2 days ago
Agreed, C doesn't help. Punishment should be consistent.
YO
Youlanda
7 days ago
I think it's C. Intermittent delivery is confusing.
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Vi
12 days ago
I’m leaning towards C as well. It just complicates things.
MI
Mindy
17 days ago
D makes sense. Reinforcement helps more than punishment.
DO
Dong
23 days ago
B seems wrong too. Avoiding the punisher can be effective.
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Dorcas
28 days ago
I feel A is the answer. Alternatives can reduce effectiveness.
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Aimee
1 month ago
Agreed, C doesn't help. Punishment should be consistent.
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Noemi
1 month ago
I think it's C. Intermittent delivery is confusing.
CI
Ciara
1 month ago
I disagree, I think B is the right answer.
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Kaycee
2 months ago
A) availability of alternative responses is key!
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Carmela
2 months ago
Wait, are we sure about that? Seems a bit off.
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Ming
2 months ago
Totally agree, that makes sense!
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Maryann
2 months ago
I think it's C, intermittent delivery.
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Glenn
2 months ago
I don’t know, I feel like all of these play a role somehow.
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Deangelo
2 months ago
A is a big factor in punishment effectiveness.
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Sarah
3 months ago
Wait, are we sure about D? That seems important too.
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Ariel
3 months ago
Totally agree, intermittent punishment can confuse the behavior.
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Erasmo
3 months ago
C is definitely the right answer.
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Elli
3 months ago
I remember discussing how reinforcement frequency for alternative behavior can actually make punishment less effective, but I’m not confident about the specifics.
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Celestine
3 months ago
I’m leaning towards option C being the right answer since it sounds like it would confuse the subject more than help them learn.
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Selma
4 months ago
I feel like we covered something similar in class. Intermittent delivery of punishment seems to make it less effective, but I can't recall the details.
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Carmela
5 months ago
I think I remember that the availability of alternative responses can actually help reduce the effectiveness of punishment, but I'm not entirely sure.