Do psychologists distinguish between adding and subtracting something to make behavior less likely? (As they do with positive and negative reinforcements to make behavior more likely.)
1 Answer
Nov 21, 2017
Positive is to give
negative is to take away
Explanation:
- Positive reinforcement : To give something to encourage a behaviour
e.g. Allowing a child to have a toy for sharing - Negative Reinforcement: To take something unpleasant away to encourage
a behaviour e.g. not allowing a child to play outside until they
finish their work - Positive Punishment: To give an unpleasant consequence to reduce the likelihood of a behaviour reoccurring e.g. making a child stand
against the wall for hitting another child - Negative Punishment: To take away something pleasant to reduce the probability of a behaviour reoccurring e.g. to take a toy away from a child for not helping clean a classroom
