Psychology Today

Why Negative Reinforcement Isn’t a Bad Thing

Negative reinforcement has a bad reputation. Here’s what it really means, and why it can be surprisingly helpful.

This district is key to control of the House. That’s about all people agree on

Voters in a prime congressional battleground are sharply divided over Trump. Beyond that, they can't fathom how others can ...
IEEE

Comparative Analysis of Negative Sequence Behavior in Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Inverters: Modeling, Control, and Protection

Abstract: Grid-forming (GFM) controls are expected to enhance the stability of power systems with high penetration of inverter-based resources (IBRs). However, during unbalanced grid conditions, GFM ...

Do positive affirmations work? A psychologist unpacks the evidence

Humans are imperfect and the world is often unfair. Pretending otherwise can lead to toxic positivity, which means suppressing or even denying difficult feelings. When you feel distressed, you may ...
Frontiers

The central mediating effect of inhibitory control and negative emotion on the relationship between bullying victimization and social network site addiction in adolescents

Background and objectives: Bullying victimization is strongly associated with social network site addiction among adolescents. However, the underlying mechanisms between these variables remain unclear ...
IEEE

Dual Event-Triggered Polynomial Dynamic Output Control for Positive Fuzzy Systems via an IT2 Membership Function Relaxation Method

Abstract: The co-design problem of dual event-triggered (DET) mechanism and polynomial dynamic output-feedback (PDOF) controller is investigated for positive polynomial fuzzy systems (PPFSs) with ...
Reuters

How the U.S. controls Iraq's oil revenues

DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The United States, since its 2003 invasion of Iraq, has held effective control over the country's oil revenue dollars, giving Washington extraordinary leverage over Baghdad's ...