Mr.Harper used to yell at Mrs.Harper for trumping cards unnecessarily when they played bridge.Instead of improving her play,Mrs.Harper gave up bridge altogether.This is an example of
A) the punished individual turning the punishment into reinforcement.
B) the punished individual learning to dislike the punisher.
C) punishment's generalized inhibiting effect.
D) the punisher feeling reinforced for giving out punishment.

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This is an example of punishment's generalized inhibiting effect, where the punished individual stops engaging in the behavior altogether instead of learning to improve or modify it. Mrs. Harper gave up bridge altogether instead of trying to improve her play.

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