Reinforcer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹsɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːsə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːsə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹsɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reinforcement reinforcing stimulus

Word Forms

reinforce

verb

strengthen and support with rewards

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verstärker

(Psychologie) ein Reiz, der das Verhalten, das ihn hervorgerufen hat, verstärkt oder schwächt

🇫🇷French

renforçateur

(psychologie) un stimulus qui renforce ou affaiblit le comportement qui l'a produit

🇪🇸Spanish

reforzador

(psicología) un estímulo que fortalece o debilita la conducta que lo produjo

🇮🇹Italian

rinforzatore

(psicologia) uno stimolo che rafforza o indebolisce il comportamento che lo ha prodotto

🇳🇱Dutch

bekrachtiger

(psychologie) een stimulus die het gedrag dat de oorzaak ervan veroorzaakte versterkt of verzwakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

reforçador

(psicologia) um estímulo que fortalece ou enfraquece o comportamento que o produziu

🇷🇺Russian

подкрепление

(психология) стимул, который усиливает или ослабляет поведение, вызвавшее его.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुदृढ़कर्ता

(मनोविज्ञान) एक उत्तेजना जो इसे उत्पन्न करने वाले व्यवहार को मजबूत या कमजोर करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

শক্তিবৃদ্ধিকারী

(মনোবিজ্ঞান) একটি উদ্দীপনা যা এটি উত্পাদিত আচরণকে শক্তিশালী বা দুর্বল করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வலுவூட்டுபவர்

(உளவியல்) அதை உருவாக்கிய நடத்தையை வலுப்படுத்தும் அல்லது பலவீனப்படுத்தும் ஒரு தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బలపరిచేవాడు

(మానసిక శాస్త్రం) ఒక ఉద్దీపన అది ఉత్పత్తి చేసిన ప్రవర్తనను బలపరుస్తుంది లేదా బలహీనపరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मजबुत करणारा

(मानसशास्त्र) एक उत्तेजन जे ते निर्माण करणार्या वर्तनाला बळकट करते किंवा कमकुवत करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિઇન્ફોર્સર

(મનોવિજ્ઞાન) એક ઉત્તેજના જે તેને ઉત્પન્ન કરનાર વર્તનને મજબૂત અથવા નબળી બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲಪಡಿಸುವ

(ಮನೋವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆಯು ಅದನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಿದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്നവൻ

(മനഃശാസ്ത്രം) അത് ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ സ്വഭാവത്തെ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ഉത്തേജനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜਬੂਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

(ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਇੱਕ ਉਤੇਜਨਾ ਜੋ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمک

(نفسیات) ایک محرک جو اس طرز عمل کو مضبوط یا کمزور کرتا ہے جس نے اسے پیدا کیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强化物

（心理学）加强或削弱产生该行为的行为的刺激

🇯🇵Japanese

強化者

(心理学) それを引き起こした行動を強化または弱める刺激

🇰🇷Korean

강화제

(심리학) 그것을 만들어낸 행동을 강화하거나 약화시키는 자극

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất tăng cường

(tâm lý học) sự kích thích làm tăng cường hoặc làm suy yếu hành vi tạo ra nó

🇹🇭Thai

เสริมกำลัง

(จิตวิทยา) สิ่งเร้าที่เสริมสร้างหรือลดพฤติกรรมที่ก่อให้เกิดพฤติกรรมนั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penguat

(Psikologi) stimulus yang memperkuat atau melemahkan perilaku yang menghasilkannya

🇵🇭Filipino

pampalakas

(psychology) isang stimulus na nagpapalakas o nagpapahina sa pag-uugali na nagdulot nito

🇲🇾Malay

peneguh

(psikologi) rangsangan yang menguatkan atau melemahkan tingkah laku yang menghasilkannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معزز

(علم النفس) مثير يقوي أو يضعف السلوك الذي أنتجه

🇮🇷Persian

تقویت کننده

(روانشناسی) محرکی که باعث تقویت یا تضعیف رفتاری که آن را ایجاد کرده است

🇹🇷Turkish

pekiştirici

(psikoloji) onu üreten davranışı güçlendiren veya zayıflatan bir uyaran

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחזק

(פסיכולוגיה) גירוי שמחזק או מחליש את ההתנהגות שיצרה אותו

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