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because you've put it,
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well, put it as in a psychological way,
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not the way the behaviorists would put it.
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The kid knows okay, he's not going to get it right away,
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he's going to keep on asking.
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And so typically, what you're doing inadvertently in those situations
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is you're exploiting the partial reinforcement effect.
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If I want my kid to do something,
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I should say yes one out of every ten times.
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Unfortunately, that's the evolution of nagging.
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Because you nag, you nag, you nag,
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the person says, "Fine, okay," and that reinforces it.