What may account for the widespread use of punishment in the "real world?"

(a) its permanence
(b) its immediate effect is negatively reinforcing to the person doing the
punishing
(c) it has relatively unimportant negative side effects
(d) so many people know and agree with Skinner's work

B

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What is the concern regarding the changes produced by token economies?

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