Glossary
Remove punishment
What does “remove punishment” mean?
Remove punishment means arranging for an unpleasant consequence to be removed contingent on performing a wanted behavior. BCT Taxonomy v1 places it under scheduled consequences and includes negative reinforcement.
How the consequence depends on behavior
The contingency is essential: relief follows the wanted behavior. Simply making a system less punitive without linking that change to performance is not necessarily this particular technique.
Illustrative example
A training arrangement removes an otherwise required, disliked extra task when the participant completes an agreed practice criterion.
Taxonomy definition
The original BCT Taxonomy v1 definitions identify this as technique 14.10.