7/22/2023 0 Comments Positive punishment aba![]() Negative Punishment: Remove stimulus, which decreases chances of future occurrence Positive Punishment: Present stimulus, which decreases chance of future occurrence Negative Reinforcement: Remove stimulus, which increases chances of future occurrence Positive Reinforcement: Present stimulus, which increases chances of future occurrence Reinforcement will always increase the occurrence of behavior and punishment will always decrease the occurrence of behavior. When looking at behavior change, it is important to discriminate between reinforcers and punishers. When used correctly, it removes all reinforcement from the immediate environment resulting in a decrease in future occurrence of the punished behavior. “Time out” is also considered a negative punishment.This removal decreases chance of it happening in future. A negative punisher would be when the removal of a toy ends the fighting between two children.Mom provides the stimulus of yelling, which decreases future occurrence of fighting. A parent can use positive punishment as well: siblings are fighting mom yells “stop it right now!” and the kid’s reaction is to end the fighting.That is considered a positive punisher because the bite/pain (presented stimulus) decreased petting strange dogs (outcome). After this occurs, the child does not pet strange dogs. A child pets a strange dog and gets bit on the finger causing pain. Positive punishers may occur naturally in one’s environment.Let’s look at the behavior analytic definitions of punishment specifically: Positive Punisher Punishment in ABA decreases the chances that a particular behavior will occur again, as opposed to reinforcement which increases the likelihood of behavior. ![]() While the word “punish” often conjures up bad thoughts for parents and professionals, punishment and reinforcement are key when looking at behavior change through ABA.
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