Reinforcement Punishment (Positive Punishment)

  1. Explain Punishment (Positive Punishment)

  1. Escape—Reinforcement by the Removal of an Aversive Condition

  1. Punishment—Punishment by the Presentation of an Aversive Condition

  1. Use an example or two to compare and contrast the following (also construct and use a contingency table in the comparing and contrasting):


  1. reinforcement by the removal of an aversive stimulus.


b. punishment by the presentation of an aversive stimulus.

  1. Describe the use of a punishment contingency to reduce aggression.

What was the intervention and what were the results?