- reinforcer
- re·inforcer
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reinforcer
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reinforcer — noun (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it • Syn: ↑reinforcing stimulus, ↑reinforcement • Derivationally related forms: ↑reinforce (for: ↑reinforcement), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reinforcer — reinforce ► VERB 1) strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or material. 2) give added strength to. DERIVATIVES reinforcer noun. ORIGIN French renforcer, influenced by inforce, an obsolete spelling of ENFORCE(Cf. ↑enforcer) … English terms dictionary
reinforcer — noun Date: 1955 a stimulus (as a reward or the removal of an electric shock) that increases the probability of a desired response in operant conditioning by being applied or effected following the desired response … New Collegiate Dictionary
reinforcer — re·in·forc·er (rē ĭn fôrʹsər, fōrʹ ) n. Psychology A stimulus, such as a reward, the removal of an unpleasant event, or a punishment, that in operant conditioning maintains or strengthens a desired response. * * * … Universalium
reinforcer — noun Something that reinforces; something that strengthens a behavior … Wiktionary
reinforcer — In conditioning, a pleasant or satisfaction yielding (positive r.) or painful or unsatisfying (negative r.), stimulus, object, or stimulus event that is obtained upon the performance of a desired or predetermined operant. SEE ALSO: reinforcement… … Medical dictionary
Reinforcer — Активный наполнитель … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
reinforcer — Смотри Усилитель в технике … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
reinforcer — rɪËɪn fÉ”rsÉ™(r) / fÉ”Ës n. one who strengthens, fortifier; one who increases; reward or punishment designed to strengthen a particular response (Psychology) … English contemporary dictionary
secondary reinforcer — a stimulus that acquires its effects on behavior only through association with a primary reinforcer … Medical dictionary
