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the difference between a reinforcer and a punisher is that reinforcers strengthen behavior and punishers weaken behavior Miranda notices that her cat scurries into the kitchen as soon as she starts opening a can of cat food with an electric can opener.
Noun. 1. reinforcer - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it. reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement. stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input-any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.eÂ·inÂ·forcÂ·er. n. Psychology. A stimulus, such as a reward, the removal of an unpleasant event, or a punishment, that in operant conditioning maintains or strengthens a desired response.