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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by labster on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:01PM (#33886195)
I think GP meant deinforce to be a complimentary antonym, where you gave the gradable antonym.
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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by CognitiveLens on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:20PM (#33886461)
@elliottkember is giving the correct complimentary antonym to "reinforce" in behavioral psych - "punishment" reduces the frequency of a behavior, "reinforcement" increases the frequency. There's a spectrum, but the terms only refer to the opposing effects on behavior rates. In the GP's comment, "deinforcement" appears to also mean "actively reducing the frequency of the behavior".
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