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Record 1 2023-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

A stimulus presented after a response that increases the strenght of the response—usually its rate of frequency of occurrence during a specific period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Comportement humain
CONT

Renforçateurs positifs : (récompenses, situations plaisantes) [...] Ce sont des stimuli ou des situations qui font que le comportement qui les a précédés ou qui les a provoqués ont une forte probabilité de réapparaître dans le futur sous les mêmes conditions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología cognitiva
  • Comportamiento humano
CONT

En el aprendizaje por reforzamiento positivo se asocia la realización de una conducta con la obtención de una consecuencia agradable. El concepto "refuerzo positivo" hace referencia al premio que sigue a la conducta.

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