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Positive reinforcement

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated. uncountable

    "The mother did not realize that giving her son candy every time he cried was positive reinforcement."

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