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  2. Punishment (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    positive punishment, punishment by application, or type I punishment, an experimenter punishes a response by presenting an aversive stimulus into the animal's surroundings (a brief electric shock, for example). negative punishment, punishment by removal, or type II punishment, a valued, appetitive stimulus is removed (as in the removal of a ...

  3. Punishment - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, punishment is the reduction of a behavior via application of an unpleasant stimulus ("positive punishment") or removal of a pleasant stimulus ("negative punishment"). Extra chores or spanking are examples of positive punishment, while removing an offending student's recess or play privileges are examples of negative punishment ...

  4. Cruel and unusual punishment - Wikipedia

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    Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase in common law describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to the sanction. The precise definition varies by jurisdiction, but typically includes punishments that are arbitrary, unnecessary, or overly severe compared ...

  5. Psychological punishment - Wikipedia

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    Psychological punishments are punishments that aim to cause mental pain or discomfort in order to punish an individual. Psychological punishments are usually designed to cause discomfort or pain through creating negative emotions such as humiliation, shame and fear within an individual or by depriving the individual of sensory and/or social stimulation.

  6. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Up to 1 year in county jail as a misdemeanor. 2, 4, or 6 years in state prison as a felony. Vehicular Manslaughter for Financial Gain 4, 6, or 10 years in state prison Involuntary Manslaughter 2, 3, or 4 years (a strike under California Three Strikes Law if a firearm was used) Voluntary Manslaughter 3, 6, or 11 years Second Degree Murder

  7. Public humiliation - Wikipedia

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    Public humiliation or public shaming is a form of punishment whose main feature is dishonoring or disgracing a person, usually an offender or a prisoner, especially in a public place. It was regularly used as a form of judicially sanctioned punishment in previous centuries, and is still practiced by different means (e.g. schools) in the modern era.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Laura Duke, who was recently the detox unit’s supervisor, said the cost put the medication out of reach for all but 1 to 2 percent of the addicts she saw. Detoxing is a first step towards sobriety. To overcome the inevitable pain of withdrawal from opiates without medication—going “cold turkey”—is excruciating.

  9. Deterrence (penology) - Wikipedia

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    There are two main goals of deterrence theory. Individual deterrence is the aim of punishment to discourage the offender from criminal acts in the future. The belief is that when punished, offenders recognise the unpleasant consequences of their actions on themselves and will change their behaviour accordingly.