Reinforcer

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Contents 1 See for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

See for

reward, voucher

Broader Terms

psychological reinforcement

Related Terms

motivation, operant conditioning

Scope Note

rewarding stimulus which is presented or naturally experienced by the subject after performing the appropriate response.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• A conditioned reinforcer is anything that wouldn't ordinarily be something the animal would work to get.
• In such cases, the receipt of the reinforcer is too delayed from the behavior to have actually reinforced that behavior (e.
• Used in the training context, a reinforcer is anything that increases the behavior it immediately follows.
• According to Small, a primary reinforcer is a stimulus that an individual doesnt have to learn to like but, rather, is enjoyed from birth.
• The "classic" schedule, where one reinforcer is delivered for each response, is called a continuous reinforcement schedule - it has a ratio of 1.

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