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social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning (psychology) > negative practice
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > educational psychology > learning (psychology) > negative practice
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > educational psychology > learning (psychology) > negative practice
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > mental processes > learning (psychology) > negative practice
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning (psychology) > massed practice > negative practice
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > educational psychology > learning (psychology) > massed practice > negative practice
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > educational psychology > learning (psychology) > massed practice > negative practice
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > mental processes > learning (psychology) > massed practice > negative practice

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negative practice  

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  • Negative practice involves the repeated performance of a behavior with the goal of eliminating or reducing the occurrence of the behavior. The idea is that massed practice of the problem behavior creates fatigue or a similar aversive consequence and thus reduces the rates of the behavior in the future (similar to the process of positive punishment).

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