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[ree-in-fawrs-muhnt, -fohrs-]

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noun

the act of reinforcing.

the state of being reinforced.

something that reinforces or strengthens.

Often, reinforcements. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force.

a system of steel bars, strands, wires, or mesh for absorbing the tensile and shearing stresses in concrete work.

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Psychology.

a procedure, as a reward or punishment, that alters a response to a stimulus.

the act of reinforcing a response.

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Origin:
1600–10; reinforce + -ment

Related forms

non·re·in·force·ment, noun

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Animal trainers have long known that positive reinforcement is more effective than negative methods.

If it is learned, then it can be unlearned by reinforcement.

But despite the outrage, the murder seems certain to increase opposition to the planned reinforcement.

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Animal trainers have long known that positive reinforcement is more effective than negative methods.

If it is learned, then it can be unlearned by reinforcement.

But despite the outrage, the murder seems certain to increase opposition to the planned reinforcement.

Micro-suede shoulder patches add extra reinforcement against wear from pack straps.

Cholesterol is vascular reinforcement as a direct result of inflammation.

It has fat steel tubes which have extra reinforcement where they join.

Steel reinforcement bars twist out of the walls, inside and outside.

First, there is the immediate problem of reinforcement.

Make sure you know about being the pack leader and use positive reinforcement.

Contemporary theories of reinforcement learning are rooted in the dopaminergic reward system.

Change the lack of good structural steel reinforcement in walls, columns and ceilings.

Negative reinforcement never works as well as positive reinforcement.

The hope is that new legislation will lead to fairer trading, not reinforcement of the exchanges' market power.

She discusses shaping behavior through positive reinforcement.

Training was simple positive reinforcement using food treats.

But sharp taps to the touch sensors act as negative reinforcement and will eventually eliminate the behavior altogether.

Pissarro's need for reinforcement is understandable.

The core of the reinforcement is expected to be the equivalent of about four brigades.

Positive reinforcement is great but is not the answer to all problems.

The concept of positive reinforcement for success has been around for a long time.

The reinforcement are integrated into the walls with the bricks and blocks serving as formwork.

The ban testifies to the power of positive reinforcement.

Many of the failing parents he has met are aware of their shortcomings and would value the reinforcement this would offer them.

Our culture approaches this job through the intuition that behavior is best motivated through reinforcement.

He also responds to a child's commands through reinforcement.

In fact, this extra reinforcement probably saved the house from collapsing years ago.

Positive reinforcement produced by electrical stimulation of septal area and other regions of rat brain.

The constant reinforcement of this idea made breaking that milestone a strange one.

But on the management of conflicts the report seeks overhaul rather than reinforcement.

When they do something badly, such as colliding with a wall, they get negative reinforcement and avoid that in the future.

The surge is not only a reinforcement but also, more important, a change of tactics.

And once loaded, the belt gripped the hips with a particularly gentle touch, despite chintzy plastic load-bearing reinforcement.

In the absence of reinforcement of its capital, application of these standards might expose the fragility of its balance sheet.

Steel reinforcement bars-rebars-are what hold up concrete and masonry structures.

Its continual reinforcement of a certain view within a fairly close profession.

The blackout cloth had to be doubled over and sewed along the edges for reinforcement.

Provide them with positive reinforcement and they will want to better their well-being.

On both sides, limited investment of time and effort was required but positive reinforcement was quickly achieved.

Concrete is brittle and requires stable support from beneath as well as reinforcement within to.

It is a way to give positive reinforcement and attention when he is good.

Ferster showed that random reinforcement is far better than regular reinforcement in modifying.

Giraffes are remarkably smart and the food they receive as a reinforcement when they respond is highly motivating.

If she is in denial, you will need reinforcement from others in order to get her to acknowledge that there is a problem.

The company even spun its defeat as a reinforcement of its beliefs:.

But subsequent designs will probably grow lighter as the strength of the steel's reinforcement permits thinner castings.

Outmanned and outgunned, the peacekeepers' only hope was speedy reinforcement or air cover.

Among the issues is whether elephants are compliant because of positive reinforcement or fear.

What will probably happen instead is a reinforcement of the old pattern: work longer, harder and for the same of.

He asks them why the monitoring system can't be used for positive reinforcement instead of punishment.

The insurgents were met by four government planes, which went back soon for reinforcement.

On the other hand, a little positive reinforcement couldn't hurt.

Without the positive reinforcement from your brain, quitting smoking became easier.

And the government initiative has been getting reinforcement from hospitals.

Concrete is brittle and requires stable support from beneath as well as reinforcement within to withstand even moderate stress.

Specialties, a steel subcontractor that was placing reinforcement bars to be covered by concrete.

Songer has prepared them for this moment by continual reinforcement of the tao of taste.

She realized that positive reinforcement worked better at that age than punishment.

Gives reinforcement to the idea that troubles in other lands can be addressed personally by people here.

More significantly, they discovered a reinforcement in their struggling bullpen.

By providing the appropriate amount of reinforcement and by following sound practices reinforced concrete can be used safely.

She was taught one or two new names a day, with monthly revisions and reinforcement for any names she had forgotten.

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World English Dictionary

reinforce (ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs)

—vb
1.	to give added strength or support to
2.	to give added emphasis to; stress, support, or increase: his rudeness reinforced my determination
3.	to give added support to (a military force) by providing more men, supplies, etc
4.	psychol to reward an action or response of (a human or animal) so that it becomes more likely to occur again

[C17: from obsolete renforce, from French renforcer; see re- + inforceenforce]

rein'forcement

—n

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Medical Dictionary

reinforcement re·in·force·ment (rē'ĭn-fôrs'mənt)
n.

The act or process of reinforcing.
Something that reinforces.
The occurrence or experimental introduction of an unconditioned stimulus along with a conditioned stimulus.
The strengthening of a conditioned response by such means.
An event, a circumstance, or a condition that increases the likelihood that a given response will recur in a situation like that in which the reinforcing condition originally occurred.

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