positive reinforcement

positive reinforcement

English

Noun

positive reinforcement (uncountable)

1. The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.

   The mother did not realize that giving her son candy every time he cried was positive reinforcement.

Translations

giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour

Chinese: Mandarin: 陽性強化法, 阳性强化法 (yángxìng qiánghuàfǎ) Danish: positiv forstærkning c Finnish: positiivinen vahvistaminen

French: renforcement positif m Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: refuerzo positivo m