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Yeah, says everyone except every reputable psychologist ever, and any parent who hasn't raised an out of control little monster of a child. Negative reinforcem
by belenos46 11y ago
Yeah, says everyone except every reputable psychologist ever, and any parent who hasn't raised an out of control little monster of a child.
Negative reinforcement works better than any other form of reinforcement, except when paired with positive reinforcement for desired behaviors, just like innumerable studies and common goddamned sense tell you.
- thekingofspain 11y agoA quick google informs me that punishment != negative reinforcement.
- rndn 11y agoThe terminology is a bit weird: Positive vs. negative means presenting a stimulus vs. removing it. Reinforcement means increasing the frequency of a reaction and punishment means decreasing it. You have to logically conclude, whether the presented or removed stimulus is nice or unpleasant. Here is an overview: positive reinforcement: presenting nice stimulus to increase frequency of behavior negative reinforcement: removing unpleasant stimulus to increase frequency of behavior positive punishment: presenting unpleasant stimulus to decrease frequency of behavior negative punishment: removing nice stimulus to decrease frequency of behavior The great confusion stems from the fact that in common English language, with punishment we mean both increasing good behavior and reducing bad behavior, whilst in classical conditioning terms, punishment always refers to reducing the frequency of a certain behavior.
- fulafel 11y agoNobody denies punishment gets results in behaviour modification. It has negative effects however.