A child is punished and temporarily stops his or her well-established bad behavior. However, the child soon goes back to acting badly. This is probably because ________.
A) the effects of punishment have habituated
B) many times punishment only temporarily suppresses or inhibits a behavior
C) the bad behavior has spontaneously recovered
D) the conditional emotional response to the punishment has generalized to another behavior

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Punishment is known to only temporarily suppress or inhibit a behavior. It does not address the underlying cause of the behavior or teach alternative, positive behaviors. Therefore, once the punishment is removed, the child may go back to acting badly.

A Child Is Punished and Temporarily Stops His or Her