TheOtherDave comments on The Power of Reinforcement - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 23 June 2012 05:48:24AM 2 points [-]

Intuitively, a kiss given out of enthusiasm for help received seems like a different sort of thing than a kiss given as part of a program to get behavioral change.

I agree. That said, this is similar to saying that me going to work because they pay me is a different sort of thing than me going to work because I enjoy my job. In practice, the lines between expressions of enthusiasm and attempts to manage behavior are rarely that clearcut.