Psychology!Approx said:Do you feel the same way about psychology? I ask because most of what's been discussed here was covered in my psych classes, not my sociology classes.
In my eyes, everyone on this forum wants to be a teacher or a guider or a leader or a wise man. But since we're not so good at that, the only way we seem to try to bring other people up to our level is by telling them how and why they are wrong.
This seems to be the way we are trying to teach eachother on this forum:
Positive punishment, the introduction of a negative stimulus, in this case public ridicule.
Negative punishment, the removal of a positive stimulus, in this case popularity and respect.
Here are two ways we can also try, which according to psychological experiments as well as philosophical beliefs, work much better.:
Positive reinforcement: Adding a positive stimulus, such as letting someone know how they are right or how some of their beliefs and values may actually work for them as an individual. Or something more frequently seen here, adding social support or standing by an individual.
Negative reinforcement: Removing a negative stimulus, such as apologising for previous wrongs or isolating an individual from social stress.
The latter two seem to create friends and build strong communities where people can get along, and ultimately, enjoy a good game of INF together.
The first two are very good at... teaching people how to prove eachother wrong, i guess.