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reinforcement

reinforcement

22 4.0
Giving praise or rewards to make someone repeat a behavior
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/
translation icon : refuerzo
  • Positive reinforcement can encourage students to participate more actively in class.
  • positive reinforcement
  • negative reinforcement
  • reinforcement schedule

Good luck getting any kind of positive reinforcement if you're a young boy.

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Examples

  • Finally, students need to receive positive reinforcement for correctly demonstrating a modeled behavior.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And this is so important because positive reinforcement is what we're talking about.

  • Giving him some positive reinforcement, Doc

  • We can also do more to reward and use positive reinforcement with students for learning activities.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The research showed that reading strategies can be taught through practice and reinforcement in the classroom.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Students frequently cited the need for positive reinforcement and support in the new environment.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Are students provided with positive reinforcement when they make nutritionally beneficial choices in the cafeteria?

    Academic text (2013)
  • Teachers often use reinforcement techniques to promote good behavior among their students.

  • By offering rewards, parents can implement reinforcement to strengthen their children's good habits.

Synonyms

reward
vsreinforcement
601 1.3

Something given to a person to thank them for doing something good

is the specific process of encouraging behavior through giving such benefits
incentive
vsreinforcement
439 3.9

A thing that makes a person want to do something, often a reward

is the act of encouraging behavior by giving such motivating things
reinforcer
vsreinforcement
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Something given after an action to make that action happen more often

is the general practice of encouraging actions through such events
positive reinforcer
vsreinforcement
  • Specialized
4.5

A thing given after a behavior that makes it more likely to happen again

is the process of encouraging behavior by giving such stimuli
positive reinforcing stimulus
vsreinforcement
  • Specialized
8.6

Something pleasant that someone gives after a behavior to make it happen again

is the process of strengthening behavior by presenting pleasant outcomes
reinforcing stimulus
vsreinforcement
  • Specialized
6.8

A thing that makes someone repeat an action, like food or praise

is the ongoing act of encouraging behavior by providing these stimuli
positive stimulus
vsreinforcement
  • Specialized
4.6

Something like praise or a reward that makes someone do something again

is the wider process of encouraging actions by offering these kinds of stimuli

Antonyms

720 1.3

An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison

Making someone less willing to do something by saying you do not like it

How Reinforced

conditioning
  • Specialized
180 5.0
reinforcement
22 4.0
reward
  • Specialized
41 5.3
praise
161 1.0
prompt
  • Specialized
4 3.4

Surface Forms

reinforcement singular

Morphology

reinforcement = reinforce (transparent) = reinforce + ment

Standard noun formation from the verb 'reinforce' describing the process of strengthening a behaviour through rewards.

Etymology

Reinforcement comes from the verb reinforce (from re- 'again' and force 'strength'), so in behavior it means to make an action stronger by giving a reward or other encouragement.