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positive reinforcer vs reinforcing stimulus

reinforcing stimulus vs positive reinforcer

positive reinforcer and reinforcing stimulus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
positive reinforcer Yes No No No
reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
As nouns, reinforcing stimulus is a hypernym of positive reinforcer; that is, reinforcing stimulus is a word with a broader meaning than positive reinforcer:
  • positive reinforcer: a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
  • reinforcing stimulus: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Other hypernyms of positive reinforcer include reinforcement, reinforcer.
positive reinforcer (noun) reinforcing stimulus (noun)
a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Difference between positive reinforcer and reinforcing stimulus

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