Educational Psychology / Unit 4 EDP 0317 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Negative Reinforcement Is Not Punishment
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The idea
Negative reinforcement is not punishment: it increases a behavior by removing something unpleasant, whereas every form of punishment decreases the behavior it follows.
In practice
Buckling a seat belt stops the chime, so buckling becomes more likely.
Where people slip
The confusion comes from the word negative, which here means removal, not harshness.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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