From: rhinoceros (rhinoceros@freemail.gr)
Date: Wed Nov 26 2003 - 11:19:32 MST
[simul]
Punishing behavior merely reinforces it in the long term. You should know that by now.
[rhinoceros]
This is only true under very specific conditions. In general, reward reinforces and punishment deters -- the reward/punishment mechanism is well-established. We should not confuse it with the pedagogically negative side-effects of punishment, which have to do with
(a) general discouragement of the child
(b) insufficient understanding of what exactly the punishment was for
(c) discouraging a behavior which did annoy the punisher but it would be desirable for the child to have in life
(d) compromising the reward/punishment mechanism so that the child eventually comes to responds hysterically to any kind of criticism.
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