Any stimulus (pleasant or unpleasant) which increases or maintains behavior over time.
See also Positive Reinforcment, Negative Reinforcement
A term used differently by various theorists to describe how a reinforcer serves to increase the likelihood of a particular behaviour happening again.
In operant conditioning, a stimulus, experienced following a behavior, which increases the probability that the behavior will be repeated. (27)
Providing a pleasant consequence or removing an unpleasant consequence after a behavior in order to maintain or increase that behavior.
The provision of an additional sewer which in conjunction with an existing sewer increases overall flow capacity.
(r) the act of increasing the mechanical performance capability of a rubber by the incorporation of materials that do not participate significantly in the vulcanization process.
Our behaviours can be encouraged by reinforcement. This means two things. In Pavlov's experiment, after a while his dogs stopped salivating to the sound of the bell alone. To resurrect the desired response/behaviour of salivation, Pavlov had redo Stage 2 again. That is, bell (CS) + Food (UCS) ------Salivation (UCR). This is one type of reinforcement. The other type of reinforcement comes from Skinner and operant conditioning. He says positive reinforcement, such as a reward, can encourage the repetition of the rewarded behaviour. While negative reinforcement, due to an associated unpleasant consequence stops or avoids its repetition.
A process by which a response or behavior (e.g., alcohol consumption) is strengthened by the anticipation of a reward (e.g., a feeling of euphoria).
A consequence that results in maintaining or increasing the future occurrence of the behavior it follows. For example, a student's screaming behavior allows her to get out of doing work, so she screams again next time she is asked to do work, under the condition that she doesn't want to do work (negative reinforcement). Or, a student gets attention or praise from the teacher for completing his work, so he does the work next time, under the condition that he wants the teacher's attention (positive reinforcement).
In operant conditioning, increasing the probability that a response will recur either by presenting a contingent positive event or by removing a negative one.
The strengthening of a response by reward or avoidance of punishment. This process is central in operant conditioning.
In classical conditioning, the procedure by which the unconditional stimulus (US) is presented contingent upon the occurrence of the conditioned stimulus (CS). In instrumental conditioning, the procedure by which a sought-after consequence is made contingent upon the occurrence of the instrumental response.
Process in operant conditioning where a response is strengthened by reward (positive reinforcement) or avoidance of punishment (negative reinforcement). Negative reinforcement is not the same as punishment. see also Acquisition
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
a consequence that increases the future likelihood of the behavior that it follows
an action that follows directly from a particular behavior
a reward for the response
a reward something that feels good that the subject gets for performing a certain behavior or for having a certain feeling
An operation that makes a particular behavior either more or less likely to occur in the future, often called a reward under operant conditioning.
Material used to strengthen a plastic, such as fiberglass.
strengthening or stiffening a part in a product so that it is less likely to break or bend
A material usually in fiber form (woven or nonwoven) used to strengthen and stiffen the dissimilar material it is embedded in.
behaviour therapy technique that encourages a desired behavior, through rewards such as praise or attention.
Stimuli offered following a given behavior that increases the probability that the behavior will be repeated.
Action following behavior that causes the behavior to increase.
The state of receiving or presenting a reinforcer. A stimulus that when presented immediately following a response increases the probability that the response will occur again. Can be the presentation of a reward or removal of something unpleasant.
Any alteration to the existing system designed to enable the system to distribute an increased amount of electricity.
Providing strengthening consequences that, when given immediately following a desired response, increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur again.
material used to reinforce, strengthen or give dimensional stability to another material; can be chopped, woven or braided.
A procedure or consequence that increases the frequency of the behavior immediately preceding it
Method for strengthening paper with an insert or surface layer of glass or other synthetic fibre or metal
A procedure in which aconsequence of a response results in an increase or maintenance of that response.
Providing a pleasant consequence (positive reinforcement) or removing an unpleasant consequence (negative reinforcement) after a behavior in order to increase or maintain that behavior.
A concept that people tend to repeat responses that give them some type of positive reward and avoid actions associated with negative consequences.
Items, such as steel bars, used to strengthen other materials.
In operant conditioning, reinforcement is any change in an organism's surroundings that: occurs regularly when the organism behaves in a given way (that is, is contingent on a specific response); and is associated with an increase in the probability that the response will be made or in another measure of its strength.