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TL;DR: It doesn't affect the outcome, so why not be nice?
by danesparza 9y ago
TL;DR: It doesn't affect the outcome, so why not be nice?
- EliRivers 9y agoI believe this is a mis-reading. while attempting to teach flight instructors that praise is more effective than punishment for promoting skill-learning The claim is that it does make a difference; being nice is better. It's easy to misread reversion to the mean as the result of praise / punishment.
- danesparza 9y agoI appreciate you sharing! Here's what I paid attention to: "because there is regression to the mean" and "I immediately arranged a demonstration in which each participant tossed two coins at a target behind his back, without any feedback." I think the important part of that last sentence is "without any feedback" -- this is why I assert "It doesn't affect the outcome".