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stimulant vs reinforcing stimulus

reinforcing stimulus vs stimulant

stimulant and reinforcing stimulus both are nouns.

stimulant is an adjective but reinforcing stimulus is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stimulant Yes Yes No No
reinforcing stimulus Yes No No No
As nouns, reinforcing stimulus is a hyponym of stimulant; that is, reinforcing stimulus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stimulant:
  • stimulant: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
  • reinforcing stimulus: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
stimulant (noun) reinforcing stimulus (noun)
a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
stimulant (adjective) reinforcing stimulus (adjective)
that stimulates
Difference between stimulant and reinforcing stimulus

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