Growing up I was told by my parents that I “enjoy” negative reinforcement. Stuff like you don’t learn unless we take away stuff from you or berate you to do something. But now that I’m older, it doesn’t seen like it matches the traditional definition and it was more negative punishment. Having the concept simplified would help a lot.
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* Positive reinforcement is providing a reward when the trainee exhibits desired behavior. (A dog gets a treat for sitting)
* Positive punishment is providing an aversive stimulus when the trainee exhibits undesired behavior. (A child is spanked for misbehaving)
* Negative reinforcement is removing an aversive stimulus when the trainee exhibits desired behavior. (Your alarm turns off when you get up; nobody says the trainer and trainee can’t be the same person)
* Negative punishment is removing a reward when the trainee exhibits undesired behavior. (A child is sent to bed without dessert for misbehaving)
What you described appears to be a mixture of positive and negative punishment.
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