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Thanks for the explanation. I like the argument, but still willing to play the devil's advocate: popup box is nice when you're paying attention, but it does not produce learning. Imagine working on a plant where a wrong move can cause a serious injury. Popup boxes will not produce the muscle memory needed to navigate.
I would argue this strongly about pain, but I am not sure how well the analogy transfers to mental errors.
Well, it would have to be a popup box that interrupts whatever you're currently thinking about. It grabs focus, to continue the analogy.
Does pain produce muscle memory? I haven't heard that before.
Maybe a popup would be better, but until we can hack our brains the question remains whether you're better off with shame as a learning mechanism.
Does pain produce learning? Probably yes.
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/27/news/pain-and-learning-may-be-close-cousins-in-chain-of-evolution.html?pagewanted=all