> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Britt [mailto:michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com] > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:03 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Motivation by Shame > [snip] > > Sounds like simple negative reinforcement? >
Wouldn't that depend on whether or not you were hoping to increase the frequency of a behavior (say, get more exercise) or decrease the frequency of a behavior (say, eating)? If you're after decreasing something, then it'd be punishment.... I think! m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > Interesting article on the front page of the Chronicle this > week called, "Falling Behind? Try Shame, Fear, and Greed". > Basically the idea is that people are trying to motivate > themselves by "taking a contract out on themselves" on a site > called, StickK (http://www.stickk.com/ ). Despite the slick > website, the idea actually seems pretty basic: > you decide that if you don't reach a certain goal (say, "lose > X amount of weight", or, more pertinent to us, let's say, > "write the introduction section to my manuscript") by X > date/time, you agree to do something negative (say, donate > money to a cause you don't really endorse). If you > accomplish your goal, the negative thing will not happen. > Michael > > > Michael Britt > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > www.thepsychfiles.com > > > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > "The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you." --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
