PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Reinforcer: A stimulus event that strengthens the response it follows.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reinforcement is any event that strengthens or increases the behavior it follows. There are two kinds of reinforcers. In both of these cases of reinforcement, the behavior increases. Positive reinforcers are favorable events or outcomes that are presented after the behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reinforcer. = in operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows. Positive Reinforcement. = increasing behaviors by presenting positive stimuli, such as food. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response.

Detailed explanation-4: -A behavior that is strengthened through the process of reinforcement is called an operant behavior. The operant behavior of the rat pressing the lever was reinforced in Skinner’s experiments.

Detailed explanation-5: -Punishment (weakens behavior) Punishment is defined as the opposite of reinforcement since it is designed to weaken or eliminate a response rather than increase it. It is an aversive event that decreases the behavior that it follows.