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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.

n. Something that reinforces; something that strengthens a behavior.

n. One who reinforces or strengthens.

n. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

"I fully support using reinforcements to motivate certain behaviors, however it is counterproductive to reinforce a behavior you desire, such as doing well in school for the week, with a reinforcer such as candy which aside from tasting good has nothing but negative health consequences."

stimulation    input    stimulant    stimulus   

negative reinforcer    positive reinforcing stimulus    positive reinforcer    negative reinforcing stimulus   

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