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Meaning of "reinforcer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REINFORCER

reinforcer  [ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REINFORCER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reinforcer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REINFORCER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, reinforcement is a consequence that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus. This strengthening effect may be measured as a higher frequency of behavior, longer duration, greater magnitude, or shorter latency. Although in many cases a reinforcing stimulus is a rewarding stimulus which is "valued" or "liked" by the individual, this is not a requirement. Indeed, reinforcement does not even require an individual to consciously perceive an effect elicited by the stimulus. Furthermore, stimuli that are "rewarding" or "liked" are not always reinforcing: if an individual eats at a fast food restaurant and likes the taste of the food, but believes it is bad for their health, they may not eat it again and thus it was not reinforcing in that condition. Thus, reinforcement occurs only if there is an observable strengthening in behavior. In most cases reinforcement refers to an enhancement of behavior but this term may also refer to an enhancement of memory.

Definition of reinforcer in the English dictionary

The definition of reinforcer in the dictionary is an individual or thing that enforces. Other definition of reinforcer is a stimulus, such as a reward, that increases the chance of producing a desired response by being applied after the desired response.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REINFORCER


Chaucer
ˈtʃɔːsə
courser
ˈkɔːsə
deforcer
dɪˈfɔːsə
discourser
dɪsˈkɔːsə
divorcer
dɪˈvɔːsə
dorsa
ˈdɔːsə
dorser
dɔːsə
endorsor
ɪnˈdɔːsə
enforcer
ɪnˈfɔːsə
forcer
ˈfɔːsə
Horsa
ˈhɔːsə
indorser
ɪnˈdɔːsə
indorsor
ɪnˈdɔːsə
Ramaphosa
ˌræməˈfɔːsə
saucer
ˈsɔːsə
scorser
ˈskɔːsə
Xhosa
ˈkɔːsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REINFORCER

reinfect
reinfection
reinfestation
reinflame
reinflate
reinflation
reinforce
reinforceable
reinforced
reinforced concrete
reinforced plastic
reinforcement
reinforcements
reinform
reinfund
reinfuse
reinhabit
Reinhardt
reinitiate
reinject

WORDS THAT END LIKE REINFORCER

acer
amercer
breast cancer
cancer
coercer
commencer
dancer
enhancer
freelancer
lancer
mercer
officer
piercer
placer
producer
racer
soccer
spacer
spencer
tracer

Synonyms and antonyms of reinforcer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «reinforcer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REINFORCER

Find out the translation of reinforcer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reinforcer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reinforcer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

强化物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reforzador
570 millions of speakers

English

reinforcer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुदृढीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معزز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подкрепления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reforçador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বলবত্কারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

renforçateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verstärker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強化因子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강화제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reinforcer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reinforcer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reinforcer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güçlendiricidir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rinforzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wzmocnieniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підкріплення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reinforcer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενισχυτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versterker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reinforcer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reinforcer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reinforcer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REINFORCER»

The term «reinforcer» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.806 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REINFORCER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reinforcer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REINFORCER»

Discover the use of reinforcer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reinforcer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Manipulating Illusory Control and Reinforcer Magnitude to ...
The present study examined the effect of illusory choice-making on the preference between small, immediate reinforcers and large, delayed reinforcers in adolescents with brain injuries.
Sarah M. Dunkel, 2008
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The Effects of Stimulus Disparity, Reinforcer Magnitude, and ...
Blake A. Hutsell. Figure 16: Obtained log right-left response ratios across quarters of each component....76 Figure 17: Obtained estimates of slope and y- intercept of Equation 1 applied to the data of Figure 16.
Blake A. Hutsell, 2008
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Choices in Reinforcer Delivery
The current study consisted of two experiments, both of which were comparisons of choice conditions replicated across four participants.
Sarah Anne Law, 2008
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PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING&MOTIVATION:V21
contingency with a fixed P(O/A) decrease as P(O/ —A) is raised, so the strength of conditioning under a fixed probability of reinforcement given the conditional stimulus declines with increments in the probability of the reinforcer is the absence ...
Gordon H. Bower, 1988
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Parent Management Training : Treatment for Oppositional, ...
Reinforcer Sampling Assuming that the delivery of reinforcers is fine, there are other issues related to the consequences that can improve intervention effects. In reinforcement programs, it is very important that the clients utilize the available ...
Professor of Child Psychiatry Alan E. Kazdin John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine, 2005
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Handbook of Emotion Elicitation and Assessment
reinforcer reinforcer reinforcer (part of the evolutionary history of music, which at least in its origins taps into the channels used for the communication of emotions) reinforcer reinforcer (a number of different reinforcers, including a low ...
Department of Psychology University of Virginia James A. Coan Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology University of Arizona John J.B. Allen Professor, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Special Education
In school settings, many things can take on conditioned reinforcer status if such repeated and contingent pairing is made (e.g., computer time, recess, peer relations, social praise from adults, etc.); however, a conditioned reinforcer is only  ...
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2007
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The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Non—exclusive choices (where subjects allocate some choices to reinforcer X and some to reinforcer Y) may be difficult to interpret when multiple choices are permitted in a short time period (massed trials), since motivational strength may be ...
D. S. Mills, Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde, 2010
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Microeconomics and Human Behavior: Toward a New Synthesis of ...
commodity that can be consumed before it ceases to reinforce because satiation has been reached in respect to the primary reinforcer on which it is (directly or indirectly) based. The potency (and also durability) of an acquired reinforcer is ...
David A. Alhadeff, 1982
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Behavior Modification: Principles and Procedures
A conditioned reinforcer (also called a secondary reinforcer) is a stimulus that was once neutral (a neutral stimulus does not currently function as a reinforcer; i.e., it does not influence the behavior that it follows) but became established as a  ...
Raymond Miltenberger, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REINFORCER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reinforcer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Behaviorism 101: The Keys to the Kingdom of Change
Primary reinforcers are those that are universal to everyone, like food, water, sex, and sleep. But even these can loose their ability to reinforce behavior if a belief ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Three Attributes Of The Modern-Day Customer
I'm a positive reinforcer. I don't believe in negative Yelp reviews. I would rather reward good behavior than spend energy on trying to help companies that don't ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
3
Olive Branch Police tests body camera
The Reinforcer was about the size of an officer's radio and clipped right on to their uniform. The camera worked in conjunction with another camera mounted in ... «wreg.com, May 15»
4
3 ways entrepreneurs can prioritize learning
To sanity-check my niceness in scheduling, I've actually hired an assistant as a reinforcer. She's helped me carve out more free time — blocks that I have begun ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»
5
How To Train Your Pet Bird Like A Zoo Keeper
Finding the right reinforcer, for the right animal is essential if step one is going to work. "Find your pet's favorite food reward and use it to your advantage during ... «BirdChannel.com, Jan 15»
6
Expert offers tips for keeping burglars at bay
For $11, homeowners can get a heavy duty strike plate with longer screws, and for $35 a door jamb reinforcer, which is even better. “Kicking in the door, you'd ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jan 15»
7
Some "next big things" in teaching technology never quite were
Skinner knew that a corrected paper seen 24 hours later could not serve as a reinforcer and did not present a good scenario for learning. Understanding the ... «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
8
Find Out If You're A 'Supertaster' With These Tests
You'll need blue food dye and hole punch reinforcers, as well as a magnifying glass and a few other common items. You'll dye your tongue blue and stick the ... «Lifehacker Australia, Nov 14»
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Find Out If You're a "Supertaster" with These Tests
You'll need blue food dye and hole punch reinforcers, as well as a magnifying glass and a few other common items. You'll dye your tongue blue and stick the ... «Lifehacker, Nov 14»
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Training your dog? Making behavior lessons stick often begins with …
Other training benefits of using the clicker include diverting your pet's attention from the reinforcer to the behavior and allowing you greater distance and ... «WCPO, Oct 14»

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