noun. The act or process of reinforcing or the state of being reinforced.

noun. Something that reinforces.

noun. Additional personnel or equipment sent to support a military action.

noun. undefined

noun. The occurrence or experimental introduction of an unconditioned stimulus along with a conditioned stimulus.

noun. The strengthening of a conditioned response by such means.

noun. An event, circumstance, or condition that increases the likelihood that a given response will recur in a situation like that in which the reinforcing condition originally occurred.

noun. The act of reinforcing.

noun. Additional force; fresh assistance; specifically, additional troops or forces to augment the strength of a military or naval force.

noun. Any augmentation of strength or force by something added.

noun. Splints of rigid material built into a compound or sinew-backed bow.

noun. See reënforcement.

noun. The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.

noun. A thing that reinforces.

noun. Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.

noun. The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

noun. information that makes more forcible or convincing

noun. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

noun. a device designed to provide additional strength

noun. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

noun. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

"Consider: we know, thanks to B.F. Skinner, that positive reinforcement is the most effective means of altering behaviour."

classical conditioning  operant conditioning  punishment  

negative reinforcement  positive reinforcement  primary reinforcement  

confirmation  

endorsement  enforcement  

ammunition  armament  assistance  battalion  contribution  

Pavlovian conditioning  accelerando  acceleration  accession  accessory  

reënforcement