Sentences with phrase «merely rewards the behavior»

Excessive punishment can increase anxiety and further aggravate the problem, while insufficient punishment merely rewards the behavior by providing attention.

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She also strives to avoid the possibility that a correct response is merely conditioned — automatic behavior generated by the anticipation of a reward.

Because dogs that are commercially sold often face extremely poor conditions — buying from those who create these conditions merely serves to reward them for their bad behavior.

Scientific research in the past 30 years regarding the neuro - development of the human brain during childhood directly challenges the basic premises of the behaviorist approach to treating children, and the scientific evidence on neuro - development during childhood offers more effective treatment alternatives beyond merely rewarding «good behavior» and punishing «bad behavior.»