| 释义 |
reinˈforcer
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
a. One who or that which reinforces.
1880Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 2) §559 But this signification being lost sight of, we find that round comes naturally in as its reinforcer.
b. Psychol. That which serves to reinforce or strengthen a response.
1958L. Krasner in Saporta & Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 84/2 ‘Good’ and a head shake were effective reinforcers. 1967Listener 12 Jan. 55/2 By making reinforcers contingent on behaviour we can alter behaviour in a very effective way. 1974B. F. Skinner About Behaviorism 39 The behavior is said to be strengthened by its consequences, and for that reason the consequences themselves are called ‘reinforcers’. |