NEGATIVE REINFORCING STIMULUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does negative reinforcing stimulus mean? 

• NEGATIVE REINFORCING STIMULUS (noun)
  The noun NEGATIVE REINFORCING STIMULUS has 1 sense:

1. a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it

  Familiarity information: NEGATIVE REINFORCING STIMULUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEGATIVE REINFORCING STIMULUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

negative reinforcer; negative reinforcing stimulus

Hypernyms ("negative reinforcing stimulus" is a kind of...):

reinforcement; reinforcer; reinforcing stimulus ((psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it)