Positive punishment “consists of the presentation of a stimulus (one that is usually considered
unpleasant or aversive) following a response, which then leads to a decrease in
the future strength of that response” (Powell, 2013). My boyfriend’s dog, Bailey, is around one
year old and she gets crazy while running around his house. In April, he took
her to get trained for 3 weeks so she would be easier to handle. When she came
back, he received a shock collar and remote from the people who trained her.
When Bailey is doing something she is not supposed to be doing, he shocks her
and she stops. The shock is the added stimulus and her not acting up is the
decreased response.
Powell, R. A., Honey, P. L., & Symbaluk, D. G., (2013). Introduction to learning and behavior. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the shock collars are positive punishment as well. Many may not agree but in the end, you're really not harming the dog and everything turns out well. Positive punishment may not seem the best but sometimes everything turns out the way you want it to.
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