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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.
Any event that follows a response and decreases the rate of that behavior. This definition of a punisher also applies to the withdrawal of an event following a behavior such that the rate of the behavior decreases-for instance, fining people or timing them out' of a reinforcing activity.