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   Reinforcement
   Our behaviours can be encouraged by reinforcement. This means two things. In Pavlov's experiment, after a while his dogs stopped salivating to the sound of the bell alone. To resurrect the desired response/behaviour of salivation, Pavlov had redo Stage 2 again. That is, bell (CS) + Food (UCS) ------>Salivation (UCR). This is one type of reinforcement. The other type of reinforcement comes from Skinner and operant conditioning. He says positive reinforcement, such as a reward, can encourage the repetition of the rewarded behaviour. While negative reinforcement, due to an associated unpleasant consequence stops or avoids its repetition.
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   reinforcement
   [n] - information that makes more forcible or convincing
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   Reinforcement
   A necessary component in the learning process which rewards required behaviour (positive reinforcement) or punishes inappropriate behaviour (negative reinforcement).
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   Reinforcement
   The excess weld metal which stands proud of the surface of the plate. Excessive reinforcement induces stresses where the weld meets the parent plate and can lead to cracks forming.
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   Reinforcement
   An event that, when presented following a behaviour, causes the behaviour to increase or decrease in frequency. Positive reinforcement, synonymous with reward, increases the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again. Negative reinforcement is the removal of an unpleasant event, such as stress or craving. It also increases the likelihood of the behaviour recurring.
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   Reinforcement
   Crane rail is the track for running a traveling crane. Steel bars or welded mesh placed to reinforce concrete.
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   reinforcement
   Material embedded in the resin of a laminate to provide additional mechanical strength. Typical materials are glass cloth, random glass fibres, paper, and a variety of high-strength plastic fibres.
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   Reinforcement
   Key element added to the matrix to provide the required properties (primarily strength); ranges from short fibers through complex textile forms.
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   reinforcement
   any portion of a machine part intended to reinforce or stiffen that part,e.g.a rib,a tie bar,or a lining Category: Mechanical engineering • a material used to reinforce,strengthen,or give dimensional stability to another material such as the braid portion of a sheath constructed in layers Category: Electrical engineering and energy • any filler for plastics materials whose ...
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    Reinforcement
    Re`in·force'ment (-m e nt) noun See Reënforcement .
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    reinforcement
    1. <neurology> An increase of force or strength; denoting specifically the increased sharpness of the patellar reflex when the patient at the same time closes the fist tightly or pulls against the flexed fingers or contracts some other set of muscles. ... See: Jendrassik's manoeuvre. ... 2. <dentistry> A structural addition or inclusion u ...
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    reinforcement
    reenforcement noun information that makes more forcible or convincing; `his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints`
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    reinforcement
    noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; `they called for artillery support`
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    reinforcement
    noun an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
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    Reinforcement
    In operant conditioning, `reinforcement` is an increase in the strength of a response following the change in environment immediately following that response. Response strength can be assessed by measures such as the frequency with which the response is made (for example, a pigeon may pecks a key more times in the session), or the speed with which it is made (for example, a rat may run a maze faster). The environment change which contingent upon ...
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    reinforcement
    (re″in-fors´mәnt) the increasing of force or strength. In the psychological theory of behaviorism, presentation of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of subsequent responses. This is a key concept in operant conditioning. negative reinforcement ...
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    Reinforcement
    • (n.) See Reenforcement.
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    reinforcement
    (from the article `Hull, Clark L.`) ...Ivan Pavlov and also borrowed from American psychologists, including John B. Watson, who emphasized the objective study of behaviour, and Edward ... [9 related articles]
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    Reinforcement
    An additional member added to a structural member to provide additional strength.
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    Reinforcement
    Bars, wires, strands, and other slender members embedded in concrete in such a manner that the reinforcement and the concrete act together in resisting forces.
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    reinforcement
    tapes or strips or wires, usually metallic, applied over a sheath to enable it to withstand mechanical stresses generally due to internal pressure
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    Reinforcement
    An inert fibrous or non-fibrous material incorporated in a plastic to improve or modify mechanical or physical properties.
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    Reinforcement
    Stimuli offered following a given behavior that increases the probability that the behavior will be repeated.
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