REINFORCE

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N., Sam 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. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
  2. AVOIDANCE LEARNING
  3. REINFORCEMENT (Reward and Punishment)
  4. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
  5. COGNITIVE DISSONANCE (Dissonance Theory)
  6. HABIT
  7. IMITATION
  8. AFFECTIONAL DRIVE
  9. ADOLESCENCE (Theories)
  10. RE-EDUCATION
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "REINFORCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/reinforce/ (accessed May 28, 2022).

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