So...adding the homework pass to the students who did their homework was positive reinforcement. Adding something good. Not giving a HW pass to the naughty lazy student was negative punishment since you aren't adding anything, you're removing the privilage of the homework pass. Here's where it's still confusing: removing the privilage might be a negative reinforcer to increase homework production. See? I'm still a little confused. A Little Help here???
This is such a difficult concept that seems to elude many instructors. I've had PhD college professors explain it wrong, AND one who did not explain it in a way that could be easily understood. This chart helped me: add + = pos reinforc. add - = punish. take away + = punish ; take away - = neg reinforc. check it out on wikipedia; Ironically, the best explaination I came across!
First off, she's a kid; not a Phd. and its a common mistake for people first learning about Operant Conditioning. They get the "negative" part of the term confused because most of the time "negative" (to them) means "something bad" and not "something removed". She's a little young to be criticized so harshly for an assignment for her 'intro to psych class'.
wrong wrong wrong !!! lol
Heartlikearock87 4 months ago
So...adding the homework pass to the students who did their homework was positive reinforcement. Adding something good. Not giving a HW pass to the naughty lazy student was negative punishment since you aren't adding anything, you're removing the privilage of the homework pass. Here's where it's still confusing: removing the privilage might be a negative reinforcer to increase homework production. See? I'm still a little confused. A Little Help here???
neutral4 11 months ago
This is such a difficult concept that seems to elude many instructors. I've had PhD college professors explain it wrong, AND one who did not explain it in a way that could be easily understood. This chart helped me: add + = pos reinforc. add - = punish. take away + = punish ; take away - = neg reinforc. check it out on wikipedia; Ironically, the best explaination I came across!
neutral4 11 months ago
this is definitely not "the proper use of negative reinforcement used in the classroom"
first of all you did not clarify who the subject is.
and secondly, negative reinforcement is the removal of an unwanted stimulus..
the "teacher" is actually giving the students a "HW pass"......im assuming you failed this project
Gstark9 1 year ago
First off, she's a kid; not a Phd. and its a common mistake for people first learning about Operant Conditioning. They get the "negative" part of the term confused because most of the time "negative" (to them) means "something bad" and not "something removed". She's a little young to be criticized so harshly for an assignment for her 'intro to psych class'.
TopGunQBAcademy 11 months ago
This is actually an example of positive reinforcement....
jmjrl 1 year ago
Interesting example. Its a little odd though.
Here, doing the homework is reinforced by... not being required to do the next assignment?
If the rate of doing homework decreases (because it is required less) is this really reinforcement?
Basically, the subject does homework to avoid more homework. Negative reinforcement can produce some interesting behaviors.
varnonzero 2 years ago