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reinforcing stimulus

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Noun1.reinforcing stimulus - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
reinforcer, reinforcement
stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus - a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus - a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
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In addition, because the nature of the NCR was not specifically matched to any known reinforcing stimulus properties, these results may lend support to the assertion that arbitrary NCR can be a productive treatment intervention when behavioral function cannot be identified.
Noncontingent reinforcement as treatment for tub-standing in a toddler by Ward, Ryan D.; Higbee, Thomas S. / Education & Treatment of Children
the lever) was predictive of a strengthened reinforcing stimulus (i.
Pursuing the Pavlovian contributions to induction in rats responding ... by Weatherly, Jeffrey N.; Huls, Amber; Kulland, Ashley / The Psychological Record
Hence, its presence and continuation is dependent upon sensitivity to other persons' responses sharing the dual property of being both a reinforcing stimulus for the previous response and the occasion for the next (e.
Changes in solitary play following acquisition of cooperative play by ... by Jahr, Erik; Eldevik, Sigmund / The Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis
 
 
 
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