Canadian Medical Guide > Psychiatry and Psychology > Psychological Phenomena and Processes > Mental Processes > Learning > Reinforcement (Psychology) Terms and Definitions

Reinforcement (Psychology)

Medical Definition:	The strengthening of a conditioned response.
Guide Notes:	human & animal; no qualif; DF: REINFORCEMENT
Also Called:	Negative Reinforcement,Positive Reinforcement

Reinforcement (Psychology) Categories.

	Extinction (Psychology) - The procedure of presenting the conditioned stimulus without reinforcement to an organism previously conditioned. It refers also to the diminution of a conditioned response resulting from this procedure.
	Knowledge of Results (Psychology) - A principle that learning is facilitated when the learner receives immediate evaluation of learning performance. The concept also hypothesizes that learning is facilitated when the learner is promptly informed whether a response is correct, and, if incorrect, of the direction of error.
	Punishment - The application of an unpleasant stimulus or penalty for the purpose of eliminating or correcting undesirable behavior.
	Reinforcement Schedule - A schedule prescribing when the subject is to be reinforced or rewarded in terms of temporal interval in psychological experiments. The schedule may be continuous or intermittent.
	Reinforcement, Social - The strengthening of a response with a social reward such as a nod of approval, a parent's love or attention.
	Reinforcement, Verbal - Use of word stimulus to strengthen a response during learning.
	Reward - An object or a situation that can serve to reinforce a response, to satisfy a motive, or to afford pleasure.

Reinforcement (Psychology) Medical Definitions and Terms

CANADIAN MEDICAL GUIDE

Thank you for visiting Canadian Medical Guide .com

Wildlife On Video »

Canada's Great Outdoors
Tour Canadian Rockies »
Book Banff »
Book Jasper »
Maligne Lake Boat Cruise »
Gondola Banff »
Hike Jasper »
Jasper Columbia Icefield »