Think negative reinforcement means punishment? Wrong. Think OCD is just about being tidy? Wrong again. Here are 5 psychology misconceptions everyone gets wrong—and the truth behind them.

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Parents, ditch the punishments! Research reveals that threats and harsh measures often backfire with teens. Instead, focus on building strong connections, setting clear and fair limits with ...

Parents and educators have long espoused principles gleaned from experiments by the 20th-century researcher B.F. Skinner, a behavioral psychologist who studied how rewards and punishments could change ...

We all want to be our dog’s best friend—their safe space, their protector, their favorite person in the whole wide world. But sometimes, even with the best intentions, our behavior might come off as a ...

Lying among children is common but psychologists view it as cognitive growth. Children lie to avoid punishment or to please ...