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negative reinforcement

Danish translation: misbilligelse

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English term or phrase:negative reinforcement
Danish translation:misbilligelse
Entered by: Barbara Østergaard

19:57 Aug 14, 2006
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Journalism / Coaching
English term or phrase: negative reinforcement
"She received negative reinforcement for acting contrary to what she was taught in girlhood".
Barbara Østergaard
Denmark
Local time: 13:34
misbilligelse
Explanation:
alternativ: "bebrejdelse". Ordret oversættelse ville være "negativ bestyrkelse", men det lyder skævt.
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Jens Kaestel
Australia
Local time: 21:34
Grading comment
Ja, et godt ord. Jeg tænkte selv på "negativ respons", som NetLynx foreslår, men jeg synes, misbilligelse er lige i øjet.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3negative forstærkning
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4 +1misbilligelse
Jens Kaestel


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
negative forstærkning


Explanation:
mit forslag

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lone (X): agree
5 mins
  -> tak Lone
agree  Daniella Dukes (X)
13 mins
  -> Tak Daniella
agree  Jeanette Brammer: men der skal stå negativ, ikke negative
1 hr
  -> Tak, ja det har du ret i; kun negative med et flertal (forstærkninger), men den kan Barbara sagtens finde ud af.
neutral  NetLynx: Det kan man sige ifm en elektronisk forstærker. Men her, i journalistik? Er der virkelig nogen, der siger sådan?
3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
misbilligelse


Explanation:
alternativ: "bebrejdelse". Ordret oversættelse ville være "negativ bestyrkelse", men det lyder skævt.

Jens Kaestel
Australia
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ja, et godt ord. Jeg tænkte selv på "negativ respons", som NetLynx foreslår, men jeg synes, misbilligelse er lige i øjet.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NetLynx: Ja, den kan jeg bedre lide; tænkte selv på 'negativ tilbagemelding' eller 'negativ respons', men dit forslag er bedre. :)
5 mins
  -> tak Netlynx
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