Question
Your friend asks you to tell him what he missed from today's psychology class. You tell him the teacher talked about positive punishment and negative punishment. He then replies, “Why did she call it positive punishment? What's good about punishment?” What is the best way for you to respond to your friend?
Group of answer choices
“Punishment can be good because it will get people to stop doing annoying things!”
“Positive just means something was added or presented; in this case, it is an unpleasant stimulus. It does not mean it is good.”
“Punishment is a good thing because it creates an increase in behavior.”
“Punishment is good because it takes away rewards that get people to do bad things.”
Group of answer choices
“Punishment can be good because it will get people to stop doing annoying things!”
“Positive just means something was added or presented; in this case, it is an unpleasant stimulus. It does not mean it is good.”
“Punishment is a good thing because it creates an increase in behavior.”
“Punishment is good because it takes away rewards that get people to do bad things.”
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best way to respond to your friend is:
“Positive just means something was added or presented; in this case, it is an unpleasant stimulus. It does not mean it is good.”
This response accurately explains the terminology used in psychology, clarifying that "positive" in this context refers to the addition of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior, rather than indicating that punishment itself is beneficial.
“Positive just means something was added or presented; in this case, it is an unpleasant stimulus. It does not mean it is good.”
This response accurately explains the terminology used in psychology, clarifying that "positive" in this context refers to the addition of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior, rather than indicating that punishment itself is beneficial.