punishment stuff

Question 1

true/false: swift and assured punishment is effective, whereas simply the threat hardly is

Answer 1

true, and if it is its only bcz youve felt the punishment before and have become conditioned to the concept

Question 1

punishment

Answer 1

opposite to reinforcement, event that decreases behavior

Question 2

4 drawbacks of punishment

Answer 2

1. behavior is suppressed not forgotten, rebellion later in life and might reinforce parents behavior as they think its working so they do it more
2. punishment teaches discrimination among situations (cant swear in house bcz punished, ok, but elsewhere??)
3. punishment teaches fear to be associated w/ punishment and also person and place
4. might model aggression as a way to fix problems

Question 3

positive vs. negative punishment

Answer 3

administers bad stimulus vs. takes away good stimulus