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[โ€“] eighty@lemmy.one 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Formally, this is an example of positive punishment where the addition of a stimulus decreases the likelihood of the target behavior occuring again.

Negative reinforcement refers to subtracting/removing a stimulus to increase the likelihood of a target behavior (think reducing a prison sentence for good behavior).

[โ€“] 342345@feddit.de 4 points 7 months ago

Formally, this is an example of positive punishment where the addition of a stimulus decreases the likelihood of the target behavior occuring again.

Yes, that's what i meant. Thanks.