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reinforcing stimulus vs negative reinforcing stimulus

negative reinforcing stimulus vs reinforcing stimulus

reinforcing stimulus and negative reinforcing stimulus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
negative reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
As nouns, negative reinforcing stimulus is a hyponym of reinforcing stimulus; that is, negative reinforcing stimulus 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 reinforcing stimulus: 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 reinforcer.
reinforcing stimulus (noun) negative reinforcing stimulus (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 reinforcing stimulus

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