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) punishment often only temporarily suppresses or inhibits a behavior
C) the bad behavior has spontaneously recovered
D) the conditioned emotional response to the punishment has generalized to another behavior

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Punishment can often only temporarily suppress or inhibit a behavior. This means that once the punishment is no longer present, the child may return to their previous bad behavior. This is why punishment is often not the most effective way to promote long-term behavior change.

A Child Is Punished and Temporarily Stops His or Her