positive reinforcement
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[edit]positive reinforcement (uncountable)
- The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.
- Coordinate term: negative reinforcement
- The mother did not realize that giving her son candy every time he cried was positive reinforcement.
Translations
[edit]giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour
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