YEAH, Carol!! Tim _________________________________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Albertson College of Idaho 2112 Cleveland Blvd. Caldwell, ID 83605
[EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: History and systems; Intro to Neuropsychology; Child Development; Physiological Psychology; Psychology and Cinema -----Original Message----- From: DeVolder Carol L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:14 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: RE: apparition If something is presented (i.e., it has a positive relationship with the occurence of the behavior) then it is positive. If something is removed when the behavior occurs, then it has a negtive relationship with the behavior and thus is negative. Punishment refers ONLY to the decrease in future probability of the behavior's occurance; reinforcement refers ONLY to the increase in future probability of the behavior's occurance. There is no debating that a negative reinforcer is the removal of something that increases future occurences of the behavior. A negative reinforcer can NOT decrease future behavior, no matter what it is. That hasn't changed over the decades. Carol --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
