Rational behavior may not involve receiving the most monetary or material benefit, because the satisfaction received could be purely emotional or non-monetary. For example, while it is likely more ...

One of the most common causes of passive-aggressive behavior is a deep-rooted difficulty expressing negative feelings, says Dr. Kennedy. For example, passive aggression may be learned at a young ...

Over time, the story goes, if a certain type of outcome consistently follows a particular behavior, this will affect the rate of future behaviors. Example Traditional Story: A cat is put in a ...

It also provides several examples of positive punishment in daily life. Positive punishment is a behavior modification technique. It involves adding an adverse outcome after an unwanted behavior ...