AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nagging Your Employees Constantly being reminded to be more productive, often seen as nagging or badgering by employees, is a negative reinforcement technique. It may be used intentionally or unintentionally, but it creates a negative condition in which the employees are subjected to an unpleasant situation.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, spanking a child when he throws a tantrum is an example of positive punishment. Something is added to the mix (spanking) to discourage a bad behavior (throwing a tantrum). On the other hand, removing restrictions from a child when she follows the rules is an example of negative reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-3: -Negative reinforcement implies removal of a stimulus that followed the target behavior. Thus, if Jimmy does not clean his room or does in an improper way, he will lose some of the benefits. For example, he will not be allowed to go to a game or spend some times with his friends.