F. Skinner spent much of his time analyzing behavior and coined the term operant conditioning. How did he define punishment?
A)"a necessary evil to motivate a subject"
B)"the highest level of persuasion"
C)"the commonest technique of control in modern life"
D)"the most valuable technique of control in modern life"

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Skinner called punishment "the commonest technique of control in modern life." He regularly employed punishment in operant conditioning experiments.

F Skinner Spent Much of His Time Analyzing Behavior and Coined