reinforcement
n.
act of strengthening, fortification; reward or punishment designed to encourage or discourage a particular response (Psychology); act of reinforcing
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reinforcement
Noun
1. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
(synonym) support, reenforcement
(hypernym) operation, military operation
(hyponym) close support
(derivation) reinforce, reenforce
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
(synonym) reenforcement
(hypernym) confirmation
3. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
(synonym) reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer
(hypernym) stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
(hyponym) positive reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer
(derivation) reinforce, reward
(classification) psychology, psychological science
4. a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
(synonym) strengthener
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) backing, mount
(derivation) reinforce, reenforce
5. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
(synonym) reward
(hypernym) blessing, approval, approving
(hyponym) carrot
(derivation) reinforce, reward
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