Which of the following is NOT a major problem with punishment?
a. It increases the chance of a behavior being repeated.
b. If punishment is physical, it may teach individuals that the appropriate response to misbehavior is violence.
c. It teaches individuals to avoid getting caught rather than eliminating the behavior.
d. It doesn't teach individuals why the behavior was wrong.
a
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A. normative influence. B. informational influence. C. obedience to authority. D. persuasion. E. cognitive dissonance.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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. The evidence to support the usefulness of these activities as anything other than entertainment is virtually non-existent. This reminds you to consider which principle of critical thinking the next time you are at a carnival with a mind reader or a fortune teller? A) Falsifiability B) Ruling out rival hypotheses C) Replicability D) Extraordinary claims
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