Threats of Severe Punishment Are Not Likely to Change Behaviors

Multiple Choice

Threats of severe punishment are not likely to change behaviors in the absence of the person who punishes, because such severe threats provide

A) external justification for halting the undesirable behavior.
B) sufficient internal justification for halting the undesirable behavior.
C) a means to justify the problem behavior.
D) a large amount of cognitive dissonance.