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reinforcing stimulus vs positive reinforcer

positive reinforcer vs reinforcing stimulus

reinforcing stimulus and positive reinforcer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
positive reinforcer Yes No No No
As nouns, positive reinforcer is a hyponym of reinforcing stimulus; that is, positive 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
  • positive reinforcer: a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
Other hyponyms of reinforcing stimulus include positive reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus.
reinforcing stimulus (noun) positive reinforcer (noun)
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
Difference between reinforcing stimulus and positive reinforcer

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