stimulation vs reinforcement

reinforcement vs stimulation

stimulation and reinforcement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stimulation	Yes	No	No	No
reinforcement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reinforcement is a hyponym of stimulation; that is, reinforcement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stimulation:

stimulation: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
reinforcement: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Other hyponyms of stimulation include elicitation, evocation, induction, kick, turn-on, negative stimulation, turnoff, conditioned stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, cue, discriminative stimulus, positive stimulus, negative stimulus.

stimulation (noun)	reinforcement (noun)
the act of arousing an organism to action	an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse	a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action	a device designed to provide additional strength
(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)	(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
	information that makes more forcible or convincing

Difference between stimulation and reinforcement

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