negative reinforcer

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Noun

negative reinforcer - a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced itnegative reinforcing stimulusreinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

negative reinforcer

re·in·for·cer

, positive reinforcer , negative reinforcer (rē'in-fōrs'ĕr, pozi-tiv, negă-tiv) In conditioning, a pleasant or satisfaction-yielding (positive reinforcer) or painful or unsatisfying (negative reinforcer) stimulus, object, or stimulus event that is obtained upon the performance of a desired or predetermined operant.
See also: reinforcement (3)
Synonym(s): reward.

negative reinforcer

Related to negative reinforcer: positive reinforcer, Continuous Reinforcement

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Synonyms for negative reinforcer

noun a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it

Synonyms

negative reinforcing stimulus

Related Words

reinforcer
reinforcing stimulus
reinforcement

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