What are the similarities and differences between positive and negative reinforcement?
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1) Positive Reinforcement implies a process of adding a stimulus when a certain behaviour is shown, to increase the likelihood of recurrence of that behaviour. On the other hand, negative reinforcement refers to a process in which the experimenter, in spite of adding something undesirable, he/she removes the unwanted stimuli, to motivate the organism to perform a certain activity again.
2) In positive reinforcement, a favourable stimulus is added, whereas, in negative reinforcement, an unfavourable stimulus is removed.
Stimuli involved in positive reinforcement, have pleasant outcomes. Conversely, in negative reinforcement, the stimuli can have unpleasant or even painful outcomes.
3)In positive reinforcement, the stimuli act as a reward, for doing something, whereas in negative reinforcement, the stimuli act like a penalty, for not doing something.
4)Positive Reinforcement strengthens or maintains the probability of recurrence of response. On the contrary, in negative reinforcement, the organism learns to get rid of nasty responses.
2) In positive reinforcement, a favourable stimulus is added, whereas, in negative reinforcement, an unfavourable stimulus is removed.
Stimuli involved in positive reinforcement, have pleasant outcomes. Conversely, in negative reinforcement, the stimuli can have unpleasant or even painful outcomes.
3)In positive reinforcement, the stimuli act as a reward, for doing something, whereas in negative reinforcement, the stimuli act like a penalty, for not doing something.
4)Positive Reinforcement strengthens or maintains the probability of recurrence of response. On the contrary, in negative reinforcement, the organism learns to get rid of nasty responses.
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