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Review questions at the end of psychological science 7th edition chapter and summarize answers to at least two questions pertaining to topics covered on Positive punishment, negative punishment, positive reinforcement, negative punishment.

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Positive punishment aims to decrease the likelihood of a behavior by introducing an aversive stimulus.

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For instance, receiving a parking ticket (aversive stimulus) for illegal parking reduces the probability of parking in the wrong place again. On the other hand, negative reinforcement seeks to increase behavior by removing an aversive stimulus.

An example could be taking painkillers (removal of an aversive stimulus) to alleviate a headache, reinforcing the behavior of taking medication to relieve pain. The key distinction lies in the addition or removal of stimuli in relation to behavior change.

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Based on the Psychological Science studies:

Differentiate between positive punishment and negative reinforcement, providing examples for each.

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