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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.
Punisher. A stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of behavior that immediately follows a response and decreases the future frequency of that type of behavior in similar conditions; see NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT; POSITIVE PUNISHMENT (Source: CHH, 2 Ed).