Lesson 23: Negative punishment

Question 1

What is the technical term for negative punishment?

Answer 1

The procedure in which a stimulus is withdrawn contingent upon a behavior and the rate of the behavior decreases

Question 2

timeout effectiveness

Answer 2

they have to be removed from a reinforcing environment for some period of time

Question 3

characteristics of effective punishment

Answer 3

contingency: aversive stimuli do not punish behavior unless delivered contingent upon a behavior
Immediacy: delayed aversives dont deter much behavior
size: the larger the more effective

Question 4

what are side effects

Answer 4

Emotional response: you become the aversive if you use it too much
Addiction to punishment: punishment is immediate and you get reinforced

Question 5

differences between positive and negative punishment and extinction

Answer 5

Positive: presented and the behavior decreases

negative: removed and behavior decreases
extinction: known reinforcer is removed and the rate of the the behavior decreases