Which Statement About Punishment Is False

Multiple Choice

Which statement about punishment is false?

A) Punishment has mixed effectiveness in shaping because the contingency can produce either an S-O or an R-O association.
B) Punishment may result in the suppression of behaviors that are not linked to punishment.
C) The S-O and R-O associations are acquired at the same rate, but the specific association that occurs depends on the SSDR elicited by the aversive outcome.
D) Pavlovian associations are the easier to learn and the elicited behavior is coincidental to the instrumental contingency.