REINFORCE

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N., Pam M.S.
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Rewarding a response in an animal or human in order to increase the likelihood of the action recurring.

REINFORCE: "A dog trainer must know which behavior to reinforce."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SELF-ADMINISTRATION
  2. PUNISHMENT
  3. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
  4. NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
  5. MERCY KILLING
  6. DISPLAY BEHAVIOR
  7. SCENT MARKING
  8. BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION SYSTEM (BIS)
  9. ANIMAL MODEL
  10. ANIMAL-HUMAN COMPARISON
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "REINFORCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/reinforce/ (accessed September 16, 2021).
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