“The Warrior, Shima Naoki” is the twenty-seventh episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime. It will air in Japan on November 15, 2017
As the Another phenomenon begins to affect the real world, everyone begins to panic, and LINK VRAINS is put on high alert. Due to something, Naoki Shima decides to fight against the Knights of Hanoi…
Yusaku experienced a lot of negative reinforcement in the Lost Incident: if he lost a duel, he was shocked and under-fed. I don’t think he’s consciously aware of it, but his experience has made him think that the threat of punishment is what makes you grow.
So instead of helping Go by giving a pep talk, he used
negative reinforcement.
(And then he gives
a “people don’t have limits”
pep talk anyway, but aims it at Dr Genome. Even though he’s just implied Dr Genome is about to win.)
Small thing, but the terms “positive” and “negative” in psychology are never used to imply “good” and “bad”. Negative reinforcement is a technique in which a behavior is strengthened when adverse stimulus is removed, emphasis on the removal. You’re describing positive punishment, where shocks are induced in order to dissuade the behavior of losing a duel.
but anyway yeah, he’s being emotionally manipulative because he’s been traumatized. VRAINS looks great so far!
Yusaku experienced a lot of negative reinforcement in the Lost Incident: if he lost a duel, he was shocked and under-fed. I don’t think he’s consciously aware of it, but his experience has made him think that the threat of punishment is what makes you grow.
So instead of helping Go by giving a pep talk, he used
negative reinforcement.
(And then he gives
a “people don’t have limits”
pep talk anyway, but aims it at Dr Genome. Even though he’s just implied Dr Genome is about to win.)