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CBT: positive reinforcer


In behavior therapy this is a stimulus which, when presented following a behavior, increases the future probability of that behavior.

Also: appetitive stimulus, reward, reinforcement

Adapted with permission from the work of psychologist Jeanette J Chen, PhD


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