aversive
adjective
aver·sive
ə-ˈvər-siv 
-ziv
: tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus
behavior modification by aversive stimulation
aversively
adverb
aversiveness
noun
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The meta-analysis suggested that there is a consensus generally in the research literature regarding thinking as being aversive by people.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Cognitive neuroscientist Xiaoqing Hu of the University of Hong Kong and his colleagues used TMR to put a positive spin on aversive memories by building associations with upbeat words.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Dopamine in motivational control: rewarding, aversive, and alerting International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2024
Most experts now agree that positive reinforcement training is best, and aversive methods, like the electric collar Noem described using on Cricket in her book, have negative side effects and are not effective.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 8 May 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Cognitive neuroscientist Xiaoqing Hu of the University of Hong Kong and his colleagues used TMR to put a positive spin on aversive memories by building associations with upbeat words.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Dopamine in motivational control: rewarding, aversive, and alerting International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2024
Most experts now agree that positive reinforcement training is best, and aversive methods, like the electric collar Noem described using on Cricket in her book, have negative side effects and are not effective.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 8 May 2024
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aversive
1 of 2 adjective
aver·sive
ə-ˈvər-siv, -ziv
: tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus
behavior modification by aversive conditioning
aversively
adverb
aversiveness
noun
aversive
2 of 2 noun
: a noxious or punishing stimulus used to suppress an undesirable behavior or habit
Aversives enter the picture because, although many "positive" (nonpunitive) methods for stopping self-injurious behaviors have been developed, they don't work in all cases.—Constance Holden, Science
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