Actually we train animals with negative reinforcement too, but its been made clear that positive reinforcement works a crapload better and is far more humane.
A rehabilitation program should be based on positive reward systems. Many group homes for delinquent kid are based on this premise - a kid there starts out with no privileges and earns them over time via good behavior. Works very well generally and has a far better success rate than detention does. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: Re: Librals Suck ~ lol > It's funny .. we train animals with positive reinforcement, but we try to > train those that break the law using negative reinforcement. Guess which > group we have better success with? > > Todd > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beth F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: Librals Suck ~ lol > > > > But, the intended purpose of our prison system should either be punishment > > or rehabilitation. Or perhaps both. I would think that punishment would > be > > cheaper than what we have now, and rehabilitation would be worth paying > for. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
