Positive Punishment or Negative Reinforcement?

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Written by Chris Biro, all rights reserved.

"Since you mentioned the term "negative punishment". I wonder, Is there anything like "positive punishment"? I Thought all punishment were negative by their very nature."

There is both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement and positive punishment and negative punishment. Remember that these terms are scientifically defined, not just defined by common use.

Punishment means the end behavior is reduced.

Reinforce means to increase or maintain a level of behavior.

Positive is to add something.

Negative is to remove something.

So:

Positive Punishment is to add something that reduces the behavior.

Negative Punishment is to remove something that reduces the behavior.

Positive reinforcement is to add something that increases the behavior.

Negative reinforcement is to remove something that increases the behavior.

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Chris Biro

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