"positive reinforcement" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} positive reinforcement (uncountable)
  1. The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated. Tags: uncountable Translations (giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour): 陽性強化法 (Chinese Mandarin), 阳性强化法 (yángxìng qiánghuàfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), positiv forstærkning [common-gender] (Danish), positiivinen vahvistaminen (Finnish), renforcement positif [masculine] (French), positive Verstärkung [feminine] (German), положи́тельное подкре́пление (položítelʹnoje podkréplenije) [neuter] (Russian), refuerzo positivo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-positive_reinforcement-en-noun-u0TRrT~Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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