“They caught hell from us (negative reinforcement)”
Sorry, but that is punishment, not negative reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement is where an unpleasant stimulus is applied continuously and stopped only when the desired behavior is displayed.
Negative reinforcement is where an unpleasant stimulus is applied continuously and stopped only when the desired behavior is displayed.
O.K. Educate me. This sounds like a distinction without a difference.
The negative reinforcement was the storm of emails, tweets, and facebook posts condemning Cracker Barrel (an unpleasant stimulus, applied continuously) which should now be stopped now that the desired behavior (reinstating Phil Robertson imaged products for sale) is displayed.