Reinforcement and punishment are the concepts which used in educational psychology. Both terms are contradictory to each other. these terms are used in ope-rant conditioning. In ope-rant conditioning, positive and negative doesn't means good or bad. Positive means adding something and negative means take away something. reinforcement means to increase positive behavior. Punishment means you are decreasing negative behavior.
Reinforcement and punishment both are demonstrated with external stimulus but on the other hand dream analysis, slip of tongue, someone mind seemingly innocent these terms are related to our mind, our unconsciousness.
