Reinforcement (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of reinforcing.
  2. the state of being reinforced.
  3. something that reinforces or strengthens.
  4. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force.
  5. a system of steel bars, strands, wires, or mesh for absorbing the tensile and shearing stresses in concrete work.
  6. Psychology.
    • a procedure, as a reward or punishment, that alters a response to a stimulus.
    • the act of reinforcing a response.
Reinforcement (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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