[h/t @reiver ⊼ (Charles Iliya Krempeaux)]
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"In Buss et. al’s 1987 paper, 6 major classes of manipulation tactics were found in romantic relationships: charm, silent treatment, coercion, reasoning, regression and debasement. Each of these can be viewed from a social shaping perspective. Charm, reasoning, and debasement can be viewed as examples of positive reinforcement. The “charm” tactic included acts of love and affection, compliments, gifts and promising a reciprocal favor in exchange for a behavior in the mate. The reasoning tactic included the item “I point out all the good things that will come from [the desired behavior]” which may represent a further extension of shaping via positive reinforcement. Finally debasement could be a tactic used if the couple is asymmetrical in mate value. Cognitions regarding having equal or better mate value than one’s partner may be primary reinforcers because they signal a reduction in likelihood of being abandoned and a increase in likelihood of sharing of resources. If one mate debases or lowers themselves in the eyes of the other mate, this could play on the primary reinforcers intrinsic to motivations in the psychology of human mating. Silent treatment, coercion and regression are forms of punishment. Coercion, including threats and criticism is simple punishment similar to other kinds of abuse. Silent treatment, like the neglect discussed above, represents “negative punishment” withholding positive consequences for the behavior as an adaptive tactic meant to extinguish the behavior. If the actor values social interaction with the mate taking away this reinforcer is a way of simultaneously punishing the behavior and no longer supplying positive reinforcement towards that behavior. Regression, including whining, sulking, crying and pouting parasitizes the domain of child rearing in order to meet its ends."
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