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positive reinforcement

positive reinforcement noun: the giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.

Noun

positive reinforcement (uncountable)

  1. The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.
    • The mother did not realize that giving her son candy every time he cried was positive reinforcement.
    • With positive reinforcement, by adding something the animal desires, the likelihood that the behavior will occur again is increased.2015, Ilona Rodan, Sarah Heath, editors, Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 46

positive reinforcement meaning in Tamil

positive reinforcement in Tamil

சரியான வலிவூட்டம், நேர்முக வலுவூட்டம்

Questions about positive reinforcement

What does positive reinforcement mean?
Positive reinforcement means the giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.
What is positive reinforcement in Tamil?
Positive reinforcement in Tamil is சரியான வலிவூட்டம், நேர்முக வலுவூட்டம். See Positive reinforcement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is positive reinforcement?
Positive reinforcement is a noun.

Words near positive reinforcement in the dictionary

  1. positive Pollies
  2. positive Polly
  3. positive punk
  4. positive recurrence
  5. positive recurrent
  6. positive reinforcement
  7. positive sense
  8. positive side waterproofing
  9. positive side waterproofings
  10. positive split
  11. positive statement

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