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Does negative reinforcement always pair something undesirable with something desirable?
Most often believed answer:
No, negative reinforcement basically pairs something undesirable (an unwanted behavior) with something undesirable (punishment for that behavior).
Actual answer:
Negative reinforcement is the taking away of something, which reinforces a certain behavior. The word "negative" in this connotation means to "take away", like in math. An example is: your doctor tells you that you can go off your blood pressure medication if you get rid of the sodium in your diet. The promise of taking away the medicine causes a change in behavior on your part. Therefore, the desired behavior is accomplished by taking away something averse, which is negative reinforcement. But it would have to pair something undesirable with something desirable or it wouldn't have the hoped for consequence.
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What are the Differences between postive and negative reinforcement?
Both positive and negative reinforcements encourage a person to act the same way in the future. However, a positive reinforcement is a reward for good behavior (a good grade, a sticker, a cookie). A negative reinforcement, on the other hand, is the removal of something negative as a reward for good behavior (the removal of a painful stimulus once a rat completes a maze, avoiding heavy traffic because you leave earlier in the morning). While these are different ways of reinforcing positive behavior, they both strengthen the given behavior and encourage the behavior in the future.
What are the differences between punishment and negative reinforcement?
Punishment involves adding an undesirable consequence to decrease the likelihood of a behavior occurring again, whereas negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated. Punishment aims to decrease behavior, while negative reinforcement aims to increase behavior. Negative reinforcement strengthens a behavior by removing something unpleasant, while punishment weakens a behavior by adding something unpleasant.
Psychologists prefer negative reinforcement to punishment as a way to shape?
Negative reinforcement encourages behaviors to continue with the incentive of taking away something bad. Punishment encourages bad behaviors to stop through fear of consequence. Psychologists recommend using negative reinforcement over punishment because it encourages desirable behaviors instead of removing undesirable behaviors without putting a desirable alternative in its place, and because it is based on a positive hope for reward, rather than fear of consequence.
How does operant conditioning occur?
Operant conditioning occurs when a behavior is strengthened or weakened through the consequences that follow it. Positive reinforcement adds a desirable stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior, while negative reinforcement removes an undesirable stimulus to do the same. Punishment decreases the chances of a behavior by applying an aversive consequence, while extinction involves removing the reinforcement that previously maintained a behavior.
How are positive and negative reinforcement alike?
Positive and negative reinforcement both call attention to a situation. For many, negative attention is more desirable than no attention. Negative reinforcement is generally quicker than positive, yet the positive is so very important for development including self esteem.
Are all changes desirable what can be undesirable changes why?
desirable changes are changes which we desire. Undesirable changes are changes which we dont desire. for example:souring of milk is a undesirable change and ripening of fruits is a desirable one.
Negative Reinforcement?
taking something unpleasant away
Are seat belt buzzers a negative or positive reinforcement?
Negative reinforcement. It's buzzing to tell you something is wrong. If you got a reward for having your seatbelt on, it would be positive reinforcement.
Removing something that leads to a DECREASE in a response is what?
Negative reinforcement
How can negative reinforcement be positive?
Negative reinforcement refers to the removal of a negative stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior. In this context, "negative" does not refer to something bad but rather the removal of something unwanted. So, negative reinforcement can be positive because it encourages the individual to engage in a behavior that leads to the removal of an aversive stimulus, ultimately resulting in a positive outcome.
Do people usually look forward to receiving negative reinforcement?
People very often confuse negative reinforcement with punishment
What is the difference between punishment and negative reinforcement?
Punishment is any event that decreases the likelihood of something to occur while reinforcement is any event that increases this likelihood. Now negative reinforcement is going to increase the likelihood of something occurring by taking away an aversive stimuli. For example, if you do your homework now, you won't have to take out the trash later.Exploring Psychology by David Myer
