Sheldon Wrong???
So I am listening to an episode of The Big Bang Theory as background noise and Sheldon said something that made me stop and think did he really say that. The writers made a mistake, I would tell them if I knew their number.The episode is The Gothowitz Deviation Season 3, Episode 3.
Sheldon says he can train Penny in a week using positive reinforcement. Ok, so far so good, she does something right she gets a candy. Giving her a candy is adding something to the situation (Positive) and the goal is to have the good behavior occur more (reinforcement). Then Sheldon goes on to say that he could train her before they go to bed using negative reinforcement and Leonard replies that he is not going to spray her in the face and Sheldon say's no he would use mild electric shock. And this my friends is where we see the mistake.
Spraying her in the face/electrocuting her when she did something wrong would be positive punishment. The spray/shock is added (positive) to lower the frequency of the behavior (punishment).
Yea, who says school doesn't teach you anything?
~Shelley
Sheldon says he can train Penny in a week using positive reinforcement. Ok, so far so good, she does something right she gets a candy. Giving her a candy is adding something to the situation (Positive) and the goal is to have the good behavior occur more (reinforcement). Then Sheldon goes on to say that he could train her before they go to bed using negative reinforcement and Leonard replies that he is not going to spray her in the face and Sheldon say's no he would use mild electric shock. And this my friends is where we see the mistake.
Spraying her in the face/electrocuting her when she did something wrong would be positive punishment. The spray/shock is added (positive) to lower the frequency of the behavior (punishment).
Yea, who says school doesn't teach you anything?
~Shelley