reinforcer
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- noun
- /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsər/
- Specialized
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reforzador
- The teacher rewarded students with a reinforcer after they completed their homework on time.
- natural reinforcers
- edible reinforcer
- primary reinforcers
They're primary reinforcers, we call them, which is, you know, food or water or sex for that matter.
- They're primary reinforcers, we call them, which is, you know, food or water or sex for that matter.
- But I when I got clean, that was the reinforcer for my faith.
- And they also regain the sensitivity to the social stimulate as reinforcers so that they can also be driven by them.
Examples
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The intervention chosen to extinguish the target behavior was a combination of reinforcers and anxiety-reducing strategies.
Academic text (2013) -
Whenever directly interacting with a child, it is important to identify functional reinforcers to motivate performance.
Academic text (1999) -
Students were told at the beginning of each class period what the day's reinforcer would be.
Academic text (1993) -
When earned, the student received the reinforcer each day following his lunch period.
Academic text (1993) -
The student drew a token to determine the reinforcer for the day.
Academic text (1993) -
The student indicated that he preferred to continue the random selection of reinforcers as he enjoyed the variety.
Academic text (1993) -
The student can turn in the tokens and choose from a menu of reinforcers that can be tangible or nontangible.
Academic text (2011) -
Finally, during Phase 6, the teacher began delivering edible reinforcers contingent upon a series of compliant behaviors.
Academic text (1999) -
To encourage good behavior, the counselor explained how the reinforcer would motivate them to participate.
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For each skill mastered, the children received a small reinforcer to celebrate their progress.
Synonyms
A thing that makes someone repeat an action, like food or praise
A thing given after a behavior that makes it more likely to happen again
Something pleasant that someone gives after a behavior to make it happen again
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Taking away something unpleasant makes a person or animal do something more often
- Specialized
A thing given after a behavior that makes it more likely to happen again
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reinforcer comes from reinforce, which combines re- 'again' and force 'strength', so it literally means 'something that makes stronger again'. In psychology, a reinforcer is something that 'strengthens' a behaviour by appearing after it, helping the behaviour happen more often.