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Does Punishment Work To Motivate Teen Boys?

11/9/2014

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Not really.

Let me explain, I am definitely not against consequences and sometimes very tough consequences.  Punishment is very effective to stop bad behavior. It does not, in my estimation, do much to encourage good behavior.

I should lead with the following: I was a criminal prosecutor in Philadelphia.  That's how I started my career.  So, I am fully versed on the need for punishment as a deterrent to prevent misdeeds.  Teen boys will stop talking back when the consequences are significant enough.  Behaviorism - the carrot and stick approach - works well at lower levels.  

You will be punished if you don't get good grades doesn't seem to work as well as positive rewards for good grades.  So, I suppose behaviorism does work reasonably well in the affirmative direction but not so much the other way.  This is based on my informal study of a couple thousand students over the years.  

Neither work as well as pushing the motivational triggers within one's core motivational pattern.     
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2/18/2024 04:25:51 pm

Interesting thoughtss

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5/12/2025 12:10:29 pm

I agree that understanding an individual's core motivational patterns can be more effective than relying solely on punishment or rewards.

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