The process of acknowledging specific behaviors with positive feedback, such as a smile, praise or r
The use of reward in the learning process. Positive reinforcement, or use of reward, encourages the likelihood of a particular behaviour being repeated. Praise someone for good work, and you encourage its repetition.
In training, giving a reward such as food for suitable behavior.
A behavior is followed by the presentation of an appetitive stimulus, increasing the probability of that behavior.
In operant conditioning, the presentation of a stimulus after a response so that the response will be more likely to occur.