š¤Negative reinforcement is more common than you thinkā¦in fact, parents do it quite often.
š¤And, itās not a bad thing, nor is positive punishment. Confused?
š¤·š¼āāļøMost people are by these terms!
š«¶š¼Hi, Iām Melanie, and I help parents raise healthy, happy eaters. Letās break down what ānegativeā and āpositiveā refer to ā itās all about MATH. Hereās just one example, and there are more in the reel for you to screenshot.
šš¼Letās start with āYAYYYY!ā
šš¼šš¼Seems like a positive thing, right? Clapping and saying āYAYYYY!ā for your child? If it is, then when you ADD IN THE YAY, you are using positive reinforcement because you ADDED IT and it reinforced the behavior, making it more likely to occur again.
šš¼šš¼BUT, what if youāre kid hates loud attention like that, and I clap and loudly exclaim āYAYYYY, you did it!āā¦thatās actually positive punishment. I ADDED IN something they donāt like, making the behavior less likely to occur.
š¤So, āYAY!ā can be a reinforcer or a punishment, but either way, when you ADD IT IN, itās going to be called āpositiveā punishment or āpositiveā reinforcement - itās about ADDITION. The term positive has very little to do with emotion and everything to do with addition vs. subtraction.
šøI hope youāll screenshot where prompted in this reelā¦thenā¦ let it digest. Then drop your questions in the comments ā Iām here to help!
š„°Melanie
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