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English noun: reinforcing stimulus

1. reinforcing stimulus (cognition) (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it


Synonymsreinforcement, reinforcer


Broader (hypernym)input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus


Narrower (hyponym)negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus


Domain categorypsychological science, psychology









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