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Definition of Reinforcing stimulus

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reinforcing Stimulus

Literary usage of Reinforcing stimulus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1892)
"This diminution of the effect of a reinforcing stimulus is shown in Fig. 6 where 2 clicks were given on a telegraph sounder at (1), causing a marked effect ..."

2. Psychology from the standpoint of a behaviorist by John Broadus Watson (1919)
"... the reinforcing stimulus has no effect. Latent Time in Reflex Arcs.—After a reflex arc has conducted an impulse, it shows a resting or ..."

3. Attention by Walter Bowers Pillsbury (1908)
"He does not discuss the probable point of origin of the inhibiting or reinforcing stimulus. We can of course decide between theories of this kind on the ..."

4. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"example, reinforcing stimulus effects. After identifying the possible receptor effects that can act as stimuli, additional studies must characterize the ..."

5. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"If the drug is serving as a reinforcing stimulus, it should be capable of maintaining controlled behavior. For example, a complex chain of drug seeking (ie, ..."

6. Attention by Walter Bowers Pillsbury (1908)
"He does, not discuss the probable point of origin of the inhibiting or reinforcing stimulus. We can of course decide between theories of this kind on the ..."

7. Alcohol and the Brain (1993)
"Later studies confirmed that alcohol can function as a reinforcing stimulus (Eriksson et al. 1980; Meisch 1977; Meisch and Thompson 1973; Woods et al. ..."

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