|  reinforcer 
 
 (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
 • Syn:
 reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement
 • Derivationally related forms:
 reinforce (for: reinforcement), reinforce
 • Topics:
 psychology, psychological science
 • Hypernyms:
 stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
 • Hyponyms:
 positive reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcer
 
 
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