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reinforcing stimulus vs negative reinforcer

negative reinforcer vs reinforcing stimulus

reinforcing stimulus and negative reinforcer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
negative reinforcer Yes No No No
As nouns, negative reinforcer is a hyponym of reinforcing stimulus; that is, negative reinforcer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reinforcing stimulus:
  • reinforcing stimulus: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
  • negative reinforcer: a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
Other hyponyms of reinforcing stimulus include positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcing stimulus.
reinforcing stimulus (noun) negative reinforcer (noun)
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
Difference between reinforcing stimulus and negative reinforcer

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