present participle of reinforce

Capable of being reinforced.

Able to be reinforced.

Capability of being reinforced.

plural of reinforcing

(psychology) A consequence, such as food or water, that fulfills a primary, unlearned drive, such as hunger or thirst, and thereby reinforces a behavior without dependence on prior learning.

(psychology) Reinforcement that occurs when you imitate the behavior of someone who has been reinforced for that behavior, as when avoiding hot water having seen another person burned by it.

A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.

The removal of a discouraging stimulus associated with a particular behaviour with the result that it is more likely to be repeated.