reinforcement (
http://definr.com/reinforcement)
n 1: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men
and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in
the performance of its mission; "they called for
artillery support" [syn:
support,
reenforcement]
2: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his
gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his
complaints" [syn:
reenforcement]
3: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the
behavior that produced it [syn:
reinforcing stimulus,
reinforcer]
4: a device designed to provide additional strength; "the
cardboard backing was just a strengthener,"; "he used
gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
[syn:
strengthener]
5: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [syn:
reward]