AnnaOfAramis -> RE: Punishments for subby. (1/16/2011 4:21:03 PM)
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Hi KK, Well for one thing, punishment is attention. Sometimes it reinforces the behavior because the person wants attention even negative attention. For another, in order to be effective punishment must occur almost simultaneously with the behavior it is intended to punish (example you burn yourself when you touch the stove... the behavior of being careless while reaching into the stove is immediately punished, and you are less likely to repeat the behavior) but, naturally, that is almost impossible to do. You aren't likely to find out the behavior occurred until after the fact, so by the time the punishment happens you are punishing whatever is occurring at that time, not what occurred before. (using the prior example, imagine if you touched the hot stove but didn't feel the pain until an hour later when you sat on the couch. You would associate the pain with the couch not the stove). So you can end up decreasing behaviors you actually want and doing nothing about the behavior you intended to punish if the timing is wrong. In order to work, the punishment would have to happen every time, on time. Any time the person got away with it, they would be reinforced for getting away with it, making the punished behavior resistant to change and making the person more likely to continue the behavior and just be careful not to get caught. This increases the likelihood of deception. Also, the person learns to fear the punishment or the person punishing rather than taking responsibility for the wrongdoing themselves. It also can lead to resentment and fear and for a while a subject may avoid doing anything for fear of doing something wrong. This can lead to decreased responses in a training situation. Just a few off the top of my head... I'm sure you can find more online if you google. Well wishes, anna
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