You are "that guy".
I studied this crap in college, too.
I do want to hear it from you.
That's why I asked.
“You are “that guy”
Olive branch rejected. Okay.
“I studied this crap in college, too.”
Well, you should have studied harder, because you got it wrong.
“I do want to hear it from you.”
You already did. I explained the difference between punishment and negative reinforcement.
“That’s why I asked.”
I don’t know how I can be any clearer.
Here are some things other people posted on the net.
“Negative Reinforcement strengthens a behavior because a negative condition is stopped or avoided as a consequence of the behavior.
ex: a rat is shocked until it presses a lever in the cage, the shock stops. when it lets go of the lever, the shock starts again. therefore, the rat learns to hold the lever down in order to avoid being shocked.
Punishment, on the other hand, weakens a behavior because a negative condition is introduced or experienced as a consequence of the behavior.
Example: a rat is in a cage and when it presses the lever, it is shocked. When it lets go, the shock stops. It learns not to press the lever so it wont get punished.
One of the easiest ways to remember the difference between the two is to note that punishment always involves reducing a behavior while negative reinforcement always involves increasing a behavior.”
In this case, we punished CB to reduce their sodomite-friendly behavior.
I’d rather be “that guy” than someone who would rather persist in error than correct it.
Out.