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Title: Punishment
Post by: monkeywantsabanana on July 31, 2011, 03:25:24 pm

Hmm hey guys.. just a question on punishment...

If you don't do your homework you OBTAIN a detention>>>>> POSITIVE PUNISHMENT

but then... can you argue that your free-time  is TAKEN AWAY >>>> NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT

What are your thoughts?

Cheers!

Title: Re: Punishment
Post by: Zafaraaaa on July 31, 2011, 03:42:11 pm

Yepp that'd be right since positive punishment involves imposing an unpleasant stimulus in response to behaviour and negative punishment involves taking away a valuable stimulus in response to a behaviour.. so yeaah what you said should be correct :)

Title: Re: Punishment
Post by: playsimme on July 31, 2011, 07:12:08 pm

With punishment and reinforcement sometimes scenarios can be both positive and negative, depending on how you look at it. But if a scenario asks you what type is being shown, I'd interpret it as how the scenario is worded. So it would be positive punishment (giving a detention)

Title: Re: Punishment
Post by: Camo on July 31, 2011, 08:07:45 pm

Reinforcement:
Positive: Adding a pleasant stimulus.
Negative: Removing an unpleasant stimulus.

Punishment:
Positive:Adding an unpleasant stimulus.
Negative: Removing a pleasant stimulus.