reinforcer /re·in·forc·er/ (-in-for´ser) any stimulus that produces reinforcement, a positive r. being a desirable event strengthening responses preceding its occurrence and a negative r. being an undesirable event strengthening responses leading to its termination.
reinforcer
re·in·forc·er (r   n-fôr s r)n. A stimulus, such as a reward, that in operant conditioning maintains or strengthens a desired response. |
reinforcer
[rē′infôr′sər]
(in psychology) a consequence that increases the probability that an operant will recur.
reinforcer
the stimulus that provides reinforcement.
second-order reinforcer
a conditioned reinforcer; a neutral stimulus is paired with a natural reinforcer thereby acquiring reinforcing properties.
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