Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Delay has minimal impacts on avoidance behavior.
2. Punishment is the same as avoidance.
3. There are two types of omission training: response cost and timeout.
4. Variables that determine whether or not punishment will be effective include the severity of punishment, the consistency of punishment, and the delay between the responses in the punishment.
5. Skinner believed that punishment could permanently suppress an inappropriate response.


1. false
2. false
3. true
4. true
5. false

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