Leah -OFF wrote:
(dianne marie schoenberg) wrote:
Note "In operation, a fundamental premise of the discs is that
they should never be used to startle or threaten a dog, rather
they are used to communicate calmly but very definitely to the
dog that the behavior he is about to perform will fail to earn
him the reward he is expecting."
In short, that technique is referred to by behaviorists as
"negative punishment," which is defined as withdrawing something
that the dog wants.

Technically, "negative punishment" is withdrawing something in order to
decrease a behavior. An example would be ignoring the dog when he jumps up on
you. You are withdrawing the reward (your attention) in order to decrease the
behavior (jumping up).

Correct. And I thought my response after I sent it. Technically,
I think that the beanbag/disks/whatever is a *conditioned*
negative punisher--a sign that something that is desired is
being withdrawn. This is similar to the use of a clicker,
which is a conditioned positive reinforcer.

JFWIW,

Dianne