📚 Reinforcement, noun. 🔉 /riːɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (mass noun): The process of encouraging or establishing a belief or pattern of behaviour. ❗️ Examples: 1. Positive feedback leads to reinforcement. 2. Teachers are often unaware that they encourage inappropriate behavior through reinforcement. 3. It is essential to teach and model desired behaviours, and the benefits of positive reinforcement are well established. 4. All owners will be told how to correct the dog's behaviour and how reinforcement of good behaviour will pay more dividends than punishment. 5. However, some will need continued encouragement and positive reinforcement from parents and teachers for this good start not to become swamped by schoolyard attitudes. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic