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Noun: negative reinforcer
  1. A reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
    - negative reinforcing stimulus

Derived forms: negative reinforcers

Type of: reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus

Encyclopedia: Negative reinforcer

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negative charge
negative chemotaxis
negative correlation
negative equity
negative feedback
negative feedback circuit
negative identification
negative magnetic pole
negative muon
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negative reinforcing stimulus
negative stimulation
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negativeness
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