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B.F. Skinner spent much of his time analyzing behavior and coined the term operant conditioning. How did he define punishment?
  1. “a necessary evil to motivate a subject”
  2. “the highest level of persuasion”
  3. “the commonest technique of control in modern life”
  4. “the most valuable technique of control in modern life”
Explanation
Answer: C - Skinner called punishment “the commonest technique of control in modern life.” He regularly employed punishment in operant conditioning experiments.
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