AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Losing access to a toy, being grounded, and losing reward tokens are all examples of negative punishment. In each case, something good is being taken away as a result of the individual’s undesirable behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grounding is a general discipline technique which is restriction of children at home from going out. During this time period, any positive reinforcement is taken away and other privileges, such as but not limited to using the Internet, playing video games, or watching television, are often revoked.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grounding is neither positive nor negative reinforcement. The purpose of reinforcement is to increase the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future. Grounding, on the other hand, is intended to decrease the likelihood that an undesired behavior will reoccur.

Detailed explanation-4: -James Lehman, the creator of The Total Transformation® child behavior program, says that grounding just teaches kids how to “do time” and doesn’t show them how to change their behavior. And ultimately, they’re not going to learn the lesson you want them to learn.