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What makes something a reinforcer?

What makes something a reinforcer?

Concept map showing reinforcement branching into primary and secondary reinforcers and into continuous and partial schedules with fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, and variable interval examples In operant conditioning, reinforcement is any consequence that increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated. If behaviour does not increase, the consequence was not a reinforcer, even if it looked like a reward.

Properties of reinforcement Lesson

  1. AS Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Properties of reinforcement

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel AS Level Psychology Properties of reinforcement. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.

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