If a teacher is unable to detect most instances of a behavior to be punished, then the teacher should have serious doubts about the value of implementing a punishment procedure because:
A)the student seems to get used to the punisher and can put up with more of it
B)intermittent punishment is less effective than continuous punishment
C)you cannot apply an experimental test to this type of situation to detect all instances of the undesirable behavior
D)this increases the likelihood that the punisher will become a positive reinforce

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Intermittent punishment, which occurs when not all instances of a behavior are punished, is generally less effective than continuous punishment, where every instance of the behavior is punished. If a teacher cannot detect most instances of a behavior, they are essentially applying intermittent punishment, which may not effectively decrease the undesirable behavior.

If a Teacher Is Unable to Detect Most Instances of a Behavior