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negative reinforcer

 

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Noun negative reinforcer has 1 sense
  1. negative reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcer - a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
    --1 is a kind of reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcement

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Negative Reinforcer

Description:

A negative reinforcer, in psychology, is a stimulus that, when removed after a behavior, strengthens the likelihood of that behavior to occur again in the future. It is often associated with the principles of operant conditioning.

Examples:

Noun: In a psychology experiment, the removal of an unpleasant loud noise after pressing a button can serve as a negative reinforcer.

Verb: The teacher used negative reinforcement by taking away the student's recess privilege for disruptive behavior.

Adjective: Mary found negative reinforcer techniques more effective in modifying her dog's behavior compared to positive reinforcement alone.

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