There's two--One technical distinction that people love to put on Intro Psych exams is that the difference between positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement.

心理学导论的考试中,会经常考到一个术语上的区别,即正强化,与负强化之间的区别。

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There were precursors to this, but the SEC forces the difference between public and private securities and this is a very important distinction.

例如证交会强制界定了,公共券商与私募券商之间的差异,这是非常重要的划分

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This isn't simply a distinction without a difference.

这不是一个简单的没有任何区别的特征。

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But really, for 99% of the population this is a distinction without a difference.

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This is a distinction without much difference in the current context.

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That might sound to you like a distinction without a difference.

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