Reinforcement

Origin

Alternative forms

• re-enforcement, reenforcement, reënforcement

Full definition of reinforcement

Noun

1. (uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
2. (countable) A thing that reinforces.
3. (in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
4. (uncountable, behavioral psychology) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

Derived terms

• negative reinforcement
• positive reinforcement
• primary reinforcement