OotS #335 is up.

[Hypersmurf]

And once again the term "negative reinforcement" is used incorrectly.

*sigh*

It's not the technical usage, but it is the popular usage. Does that make it incorrect to a layperson?

-Hyp.

 

[Hussar]

I dunno, whatserface that plays Hermione is going to be a little hottie in a couple of years. err... nevermind....

The last line still cracks me up though.

 

[Nuclear Platypus]

And once again the term "negative reinforcement" is used incorrectly.

*sigh*

I dunno. Looks like negativity has been reinforced to me.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Technically, however, this is not the case (Bureaucrat Conrad, you are technically correct--the best kind of correct).

Positive reinforcement changes the animal's surroundings by adding an appetitive stimulus: a physical object (like a food pellet or paycheck) or energy (like light from a lamp).
Negative reinforcement changes the surroundings by removing an aversive stimulus - such as turning off a painful electric current or removing a hated ex-spouse's picture.

V added a stimulus, so it's positive reinforcement.