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The Negative Reinforcement Error

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It is an error to treat negative reinforcement as a form of punishment.

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Taking painkillers to end a headache is negative reinforcement, and pill-taking becomes more frequent, not less.

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Positive and negative name what happened to the stimulus. Reinforcement and punishment name what happened to the behavior.

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