Comparing positive and negative reinforcement: A fantasy experiment |
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| Authors: | John A. Nevin Charlotte Mandell |
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| Affiliation: | University of New Hampshire and University of Massachusetts, Lowell |
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| Abstract: | We propose quantitative experimental approaches to the question of whether positive and negative reinforcement are functionally different, and discuss scientific and ethical concerns that would arise if these approaches were pursued. |
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| Keywords: | resistance to change preference consequences of aversive stimulation |
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