At this point it is important to consider punishment as a factor in the process of socialization. Thus far, only reward has been cited as a socializing agent, while punishment represents a clear absence of reward. Sears himself gives little consideration to punishment as an alternative to reward. In his major study, he sees punishment primarily as a behavior complex with no single reinforcing effect. Most important punishment does not tend to extinguish behavior. Thus, contrary to its intent, punishment does not alter behavior; it merely serves as a clear sigh of refusal to support a behavioral event. This observation applies only to punishment administered for the purpose of stopping or redirecting general behavior. Punishment, however, does elicit a reaction, and creates a response to the agent administering the punishment. For instance, a child who has been punishment by his mother experiences mother's punative behavior as an expression of an angry person rather than relating her actions to his actions. In other words, genuine social learning depends upon replacing previous with newer experiences based upon more appropriate satisfactions rather than upon avoiding unpleasant experiences or upon a fear of consequence.