A negative minus a positive is a negative.
i.e -1-(+1)= -2
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This is related to behavioral theory.
The negative contrast effect is evident when a particular behaviour is reinforced through a reward. When the reward is reduced or withdrawn the behaviour diminishes or ceases. The theory is that a person will view an action as being without value unless there is a reward, and fail to see its importance e.g. brushing teeth or reading. Therefore, a person should not be rewarded for doing something which is beneficial in itself.
The positive contrast effect is when a reward is increased, the person shows an even greater frequency of the behaviuor than those persons who had been rewarded with the higher amount all along.
Positive + Negative = Negative Negative + Negative = Positive Positive + Positive = Positive Negative + Positive = Negative
The rules for the sign (positive or negative) of the result of a multiplication is the same as division. For multiplication: Positive * Positive --> Positive Positive * Negative --> Negative Negative * Positive --> Negative Negative * Negative --> Positive For division: Positive / Positive --> Positive Positive / Negative --> Negative Negative / Positive --> Negative Negative / Negative --> Positive
a negative x a negative= a positive, a positive x a positive= a positive, a negative x a positive= a negative, and a positive x a negative= a negative. Same thing with division. a negative divided by a negative= a positive, a positive divided by a positive= a positive, a negative divided by a positive= a negative, and a positive divided by a negative is a negative. U see?
positive 49 Because a negative times a negative is a positive. -7*-7=49. positive * positive = positive negative * negative= positive positive * negative = Negative
It depends. (a) a positive minus a smaller positive is positive, (b) a positive minus a positive of the same size is zero, and (c) a positive minus a bigger positive is negative. For example, (a) 8 - 6 = 2 (b) 8 - 8 = 0 (c) 8 - 11 = -3