negative reinforcement
Britishnoun
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This dual capacity distinguishes us from other species which, to learn a new task, need numerous trials accompanied by positive or negative reinforcement signals, without being able to communicate it to their congeners.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024
Skinner, who suggested four categories for behavior modification: positive reinforcement, positive punishment, negative reinforcement, and negative punishment.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022
The conditioned behavior is continually modified by positive or negative reinforcement, often a reward such as food or some type of punishment, respectively.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Skinner’s long-prevailing theory of behaviorism, human behavior was regarded as the result of conditioning through positive and negative reinforcement.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021
It wasn't negative reinforcement per se for none of that could work with him.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
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