Reinforcer

In animal behavior, a reinforcer is a reward which tends to increase the frequency of a behavior. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I fully support using reinforcements to motivate certain behaviors, however it is counterproductive to reinforce a behavior you desire, such as doing well in school for the week, with a reinforcer such as candy which aside from tasting good has nothing but negative health consequences. ❋ Milt Bedingfield (2011)

A whistle is a cue and a clicker is a conditioned reinforcer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Quoting from one of his earlier reports, for the Poverty Law Center see my report last September, "Longitudinal studies have shown that students suspended in sixth grade are more likely to receive office referrals or suspensions by eighth grade, prompting some researchers to conclude that suspension may act more as a reinforcer than a punisher for inappropriate behavior...." ❋ Peter Meyer (2011)

The whistle (cue) comes before the behavior and tells the animal what behavior to perform; the clicker (reinforcer) comes after the behavior and tells the animal that the behavior it just performed is reinforceable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the behavior modification methods discussed was pointing one's finger as a visual reinforcer in tandem with a verbal reinforcer being given to a child. ❋ Julie Cavanagh (2010)

And, although praise is great, it's not a particularly powerful reinforcer; especially when compared to chasing birds! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ameliorator or reinforcer of prejudice against a marginalised group? ❋ Unknown (2011)

You can give the rat a reinforcer every time (continous reinforcement), or every three times, (fixed ratio reinforcement), it presses the button. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With food as a reinforcer, even an old dog can, indeed, learn new tricks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With a bit of introspective common sense, we can usually tell if something will be a reinforcer. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If need be, occasionally we can be a little more loquacious and protect our rear end with something like what I hope is a reinforcer. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The reward just has to be palatable, a natural reinforcer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Why must an insanely miraculous athletic victory also be a reinforcer of cultural supremacy? ❋ Unknown (2010)