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positive reinforcing stimulus vs reinforcing stimulus

reinforcing stimulus vs positive reinforcing stimulus

positive reinforcing stimulus and reinforcing stimulus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
positive reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
As nouns, reinforcing stimulus is a hypernym of positive reinforcing stimulus; that is, reinforcing stimulus is a word with a broader meaning than positive reinforcing stimulus:
  • positive reinforcing stimulus: 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 reinforcing stimulus include reinforcement, reinforcer.
positive reinforcing stimulus (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 reinforcing stimulus and reinforcing stimulus

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