📚 noun • entry_id 49529
positive reinforcement
Meanings (ES + gloss)
refuerzo positivo
The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.
The mother did not realize that giving her son candy every time he cried was positive reinforcement.
With positive reinforcement, by adding something the animal desires, the likelihood that the behavior will occur again is increased.
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