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#1. When a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) considers the ethical and practical implications of using punishment as a behavior-change procedure, it is crucial to understand its fundamental characteristics and limitations. Which of the following statements about punishment is NOT true?

Punishment can effectively suppress target behaviors quickly.

Punishment inherently teaches and establishes appropriate alternative behaviors.

The effects of punishment are often context-dependent and may not generalize or be permanent without ongoing support.

Punishment can lead to undesirable side effects such as emotional responding, aggression, or escapeavoidance behaviors.

The core principle of punishment is to decrease the future probability of a behavior While punishment can be effective in suppressing behavior sometimes rapidly it does not inherently teach or establish new appropriate or alternative behaviors For an individual to learn what to do instead of what not to do reinforcementbased procedures for desired behaviors must be implemented often in conjunction with punishment if the latter is used Therefore the statement that Punishment inherently teaches and establishes appropriate alternative behaviors is NOT true The other options are true statements about punishment its ability to suppress behavior quickly the often temporary and contextdependent nature of its effects and the potential for undesirable side effects which are critical considerations for any behavior analyst

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