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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (57367)8/1/2004 2:56:55 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793717
 
I think positive reinforcement is far superior and much more effective.

I won't argue with you about positive reinforcement relative to negative. The point I was trying to get across was about the problems associated with the application of reinforcement of either sort. Positive may be better than negative but they both are poor substitutes for motivation. When you reinforce to get a behavior, you have to continue to reinforce. That's what the KITA is, reinforcement. If you give a kid a cookie to get him to put his toys away, then the next time you want him to put his toys away you have to give him another cookie. And then two cookies. And eventually a car. <g> The recipient associates the behavior with the reward. This is entirely different from self-motivation. The former produces angling for bigger rewards. The latter is about ambition and accomplishment and self-esteem.
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