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| Reinforcement: Reinforcement in psychology is a methodological assuumption in behaviorism used to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated. It involves providing a stimulus after a desired behavior. Positive reinforcement adds a rewarding stimulus, while negative reinforcement removes an unpleasant stimulus. See also Behaviorism, Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Conditioning, Stimuli._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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| Watson, John B. | Reinforcement | Watson, John B. | |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2026-08-07 | |||
