Negative reinforcement does not necessarily mean the threat of physical punishment.

The ideal ratio of positive to negative reinforcement is at least 5 to 1, he says.

Avoidance Response can be defined as a kind of negative reinforcement.

Most people, especially children, will learn to follow instruction by a mix of positive and negative reinforcement.

Maybe it was time for a little negative reinforcement.

Thirty years ago, as a young player, I was in a world of negative reinforcement.

Now let's consider the human analogues to positive and negative reinforcement.

Both positive and negative reinforcement are effective in the development of industriousness.

And that kind of negative reinforcement rarely inspires better behavior.

Whether this was sound strategy or negative reinforcement was left up to performance.