Punishment and reinforcement are often confused with each other, especially when the positive and negative are involved. Respond to parts 1 and 2 below. Define, as simply as you can, reinforcement and punishment. Explain how one might accomplish reinforcement and punishment through the use of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. Include examples where appropriate.

1. Reinforcement is when a reward is given or a bad stimulus is removed to make a specific behavior increase in frequency. A punishment is the addition of an unwanted event or the removal of a wanted stimulus in order to decrease a specific behavior.

2. Positive reinforcement is when a reward is added to increase a behavior, like giving a reward for returning a lost wallet. Negative reinforcement is when you remove an unwanted stimulus, like not nagging a child when they do their chores. Positive punishment is when you add an unwanted stimulus to stop the behavior, like spanking a child when they're bad. A negative punishment is when you remove a wanted stimulus, like taking away video games when the student hasn't done their homework..

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