Diese Theorie, dass Bestrafung die Leistung erhöht, war das vorgetäuschte Ziel des berühmten Milgram-Experiments zu Lernen und Strafe, -- Psychologiestudenten unter euch kennen das sicher.
This idea, the effect that punishment can improve performance, is what participants thought they were testing in Milgram's famous learning and punishment experiment that you've probably heard about if you're a psychology student.