English noun: reinforcer | |||
1. | reinforcer (cognition) (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it | ||
Synonyms | reinforcement, reinforcing stimulus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus | ||
Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||