Punishment is so difficult to use effectively for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) the power of punishment to suppress behavior usually disappears when the threat of punishment is removed.
B) the lure of rewards may make punishment worth the price.
C) punishment is applied equally.
D) punishment triggers escape or aggression.
E) punishment makes the learner apprehensive.

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Punishment is not applied equally as different individuals may have different thresholds for punishment or may react differently to the same punishment. All the other options are valid reasons why punishment can be difficult to use effectively.

Punishment Is So Difficult to Use Effectively for All of the Following