Comment on We have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?

• otter@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  No

  Ok fine:

  Reinforcement encourages a behavior, but the method depends

  • positive = add something good (ex. When they do something good, you give them a cookie)
  • negative = remove something bad (ex. When they do something good, you reduce the number of hours they have to work)

  The wording can flip the meaning, so don’t get too hung up on it

  • ex. Give a cookie (positive), could also be reducing hunger
  • ex. Reducing work hours (negative), could also be adding more vacation time

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