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    REINFORCER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced itplay

    Synonyms:

    reinforcement; reinforcer; reinforcing stimulus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("reinforcer" is a kind of...):

    input; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)

    Domain category:

    psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reinforcer"):

    positive reinforcer; positive reinforcing stimulus (a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it)

    negative reinforcer; negative reinforcing stimulus (a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it)

    Derivation:

    reinforce (strengthen and support with rewards)

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