reinforcement

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē′in fôrsmənt, -fōrs-)


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reinforcement n often plural (police, military: support)refuerzo nm
 Police asked for reinforcements when the rioting escalated.
 La policía pidió refuerzos cuando se agravaron los disturbios.
reinforcement n figurative (psychology: conditioning)refuerzo nm
 Use treats as a reinforcement for your dog's good behaviour.
 Usa premios como un refuerzo para mejorar el comportamiento de tu perro.
reinforcement n (material: strengthening)refuerzo nm
 Reinforcements in the shoulders keep the shirt from ripping.
 El refuerzo en los hombros evita que la camisa se rompa.
reinforcement n uncountable, figurative (argument: support)apoyo nm
 My friend was losing the argument and looked to me for reinforcement.
 Mi amigo estaba perdiendo la discusión y me miró en busca de apoyo.
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negative reinforcement n (form of conditioning)disuasivo nm
 Negative reinforcement is the removal of a stimulus that is likely to increase the probability of a behaviour.
 Un disuasivo es cuando se quita un estímulo que aumentaría las posibilidades de generar un comportamiento determinado.
  refuerzo negativo loc nom m
 El refuerzo negativo es la remoción de un estímulo que aumentaría las posibilidades de generar un comportamiento determinado.
  estímulo negativo loc nom m
 Un estímulo negativo es cuando se quita un estímulo que aumentaría las posibilidades de generar un comportamiento determinado.
positive reinforcement n (encouragement)refuerzo positivo loc nom f
 Positive reinforcement works better than punishment with children.
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