Of special importance in the field of mental disease are many forms of behavior resulting from the use of punishment as a measure of control. It is now clear that in punishing a response, we do not simply lower the probability that it will be emitted. (p. 297)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 19: Psychology in the Understanding of Mental Disease. Quote 1
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