While I understand the premise of negative reinforcement and establishing new habits, are people really so poorly motivated to do something for themselves that they need a wrist band that delivers electric shocks if they skip their workout?
A rubber band? A piece of string tied to your finger perhaps? -lol
S
Impending guilt works for me.
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
While I understand the premise of negative reinforcement and establishing new habits, are people really so poorly motivated to do something for themselves that they need a wrist band that delivers electric shocks if they skip their workout?
A rubber band? A piece of string tied to your finger perhaps? -lol
S[/quote]
This is actually a “positive punishment” procedure. Negative reinforcement is when you remove a stimulus after a particular behavior is exhibited. The shock would have to stay on UNTIL you exercised for this to be negative reinforcement. In this case, you get the shock (it is added- hence the positive part of the title) and it is punishing because it reduces a behavior (skipping your exercise).
Incidentally- this will not work, because the outcome is not directly (and immediately) connected to the behavior.
jnd
[quote]CLINK wrote:
Impending guilt works for me.[/quote]
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I like you CLINK its like I know you from a previous life.
I could use something like this when the workout alarm goes off at 4am solely to get me out of bed!