CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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

Detailed explanation-2: -In Skinnerian terms, a reinforcer is a stimulus, whereas reinforcement is the effect of this stimulus. For example, candy can be reinforcer because it is a stimulus. Now, just think the other dimension, that is, a piece of candy is not reinforcement; its effect on a person can be an example of reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-3: -re·in·force·ment ˌrē-ən-ˈfȯrs-mənt. Synonyms of reinforcement. : the action of strengthening or encouraging something : the state of being reinforced. : something that strengthens or encourages something: such as.

Detailed explanation-4: -In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement involves the addition of a reinforcing stimulus following a behavior that makes it more likely that the behavior will occur again in the future. When a favorable outcome, event, or reward occurs after an action, that particular response or behavior will be strengthened.

Detailed explanation-5: -In operant behavior, stimuli can be appetitive or aversive. Appetitive stimuli are the ones that you voluntarily approach while aversive stimuli are those you try to avoid or escape. Responses to such stimuli can either be positive or negative reinforcement. In this case positive and negative do not mean good or bad.