reinforcing stimulus
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1. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, |
| definition | : | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus, |
| definition | : | a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, |
| definition | : | a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | psychological science, psychology, |
| definition | : | the science of mental life (noun.cognition) |
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