Addiction & self-control › Positive versus negative reinforcement
Term
Positive versus negative reinforcement
The distinction between behavior strengthened by gaining a rewarding consequence and behavior strengthened by removing an aversive state.
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- When comparing findings, inspect population, design, effect size, uncertainty, selection, and whether the inference is within-person, between-person, predictive, or causal.
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