Reenforcement vs. Reinforcement

Reenforcementnoun

The act of reënforcing, or the state of being reënforced.

Reenforcementnoun

That which reënforces; additional force; especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength of any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.

Reenforcementnoun

A reward or punishment which is given to a person or animal in order to increase the likelihood that a specific behavior will be repeated.

Reenforcementnoun

information that makes more forcible or convincing;

Reenforcementnoun

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission;

Reinforcementnoun

(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.

Reinforcementnoun

(countable) A thing that reinforces.

Reinforcementnoun

(in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.

Reinforcementnoun

The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

Reinforcementnoun

See Reënforcement.

Reinforcementnoun

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission;

Reinforcementnoun

information that makes more forcible or convincing;

Reinforcementnoun

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Reinforcementnoun

a device designed to provide additional strength;

Reinforcementnoun

an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, reinforcement is a consequence applied that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus. This strengthening effect may be measured as a higher frequency of behavior (e.g., pulling a lever more frequently), longer duration (e.g., pulling a lever for longer periods of time), greater magnitude (e.g., pulling a lever with greater force), or shorter latency (e.g., pulling a lever more quickly following the antecedent stimulus).