positive reinforcing stimulus

Definitions of positive reinforcing stimulus
  1. noun
    a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
    synonyms: positive reinforcer
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    type of:
    reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus
    (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
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