What is the primary concern about using punishment over reinforcement to change behavior?
a. Punishment produces a variety of emotional side-effects.
b. Punishment works too slowly to be considered useful.
c. People adjust to punishment and begin to appreciate it better than reinforcement.
d. Few people are qualified to use punishment.
Ans: A
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