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presentation of an unpleasant, undesirable event that strengthens responses leading to its removal or termination.Medical dictionary. 2011.
negative reinforcement — noun (behaviourism) In conditioning situations, a stimulus, usu aversive, that increases the probability of escape or avoidance behaviour • • • Main Entry: ↑negate … Useful english dictionary
negative reinforcement — /ˌnɛgətɪv riənˈfɔsmənt/ (say .neguhtiv reeuhn fawsmuhnt) noun 1. Psychology the reinforcement of a desired behaviour resulting from setting up an aversive stimulus in instances where the behaviour is lacking and then removing that aversive… …
negative reinforcement — noun The removal of a discouraging stimulus associated with a particular behaviour with the result that it is more likely to be repeated … Wiktionary
negative reinforcement — reaction of placing and then removing all discomfort as a method of encouraging the continuation of the desired behavior … English contemporary dictionary
negative feedback — negative reinforcement, criticism, negative response … English contemporary dictionary
Reinforcement — Reinforce redirects here. For the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha character, see Reinforce (Nanoha). This article is about the term used in operant conditioning. For the construction materials reinforcement, see Rebar. For reinforcement learning in… … Wikipedia
reinforcement — re|in|force|ment [ˌri:ınˈfo:smənt US ˈfo:rs ] n 1.) reinforcements [plural] more soldiers, police etc who are sent to a battle, fight etc to make their group stronger ▪ The police called for reinforcements . 2.) positive/negative reinforcement… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reinforcement — Synonyms and related words: Pavlovian conditioning, accelerando, acceleration, accession, accessory, accompaniment, accouterment, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjunction, adjuvant, advocate,… … Moby Thesaurus
reinforcement — noun 1 supporting/strengthening sth ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful ▪ negative, positive ▪ The children respond well to praise and positive reinforcement. ▪ steel VERB + … Collocations dictionary
negative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 denial PHRASES ▪ in the negative ▪ She answered the question in the negative. 2 developed photographic film ADJECTIVE ▪ original … Collocations dictionary
