Some people consider punishment a poor approach to learning for all the following reasons except:
A) Administering punishment negatively reinforces poor management behavior.
B) The results of punishment are not as predictable as those of reward.
C) The effects of punishment are less permanent than those of reward.
D) Punishment is frequently accompanied by negative attitudes toward the administrator of the punishment as well as toward the activity that led to the punishment.

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Punishment does not reinforce poor management behavior; instead, it is often criticized for potentially reinforcing the behavior of the individual being punished in a negative way or creating a hostile learning environment. The other options (B, C, D) are common criticisms of using punishment as a learning approach.

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