Let's start by saying that no one fits neatly into a little box. I identify as a transsexual but I cannot deny there is a little of the TV, CD and TG in me as well. I also believe that many CD's try to align themselves with the transsexual population; almost as if it is a badge of honour. It isn't.
learning perspective: A psychological approach that emphasizes how the environment and experience affect a persn's or animal's actions; it includes behaviorism and social-cognitive learning theories. behaviorists: focus on the environmental rewards and punishers that maintain or discourage specific behaviors. 19: social-cognitive learning theorists
Reinforcers and punishers versus incentives. 1  learning what to do and actually doing it illustrate the separate effects of reinforcers and incentives. 2  prior reinforcers and punishers provide the knowledge and anticipated incentives provide the motivation for what behavior to carry out in a particular situation.