reinforcement

IPA: riɪnfˈɔrsmʌnt

(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
(countable) A thing that reinforces.
(in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
(uncountable, behavioral psychology) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.
A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper.

Examples of "reinforcement" in Sentences

The most powerful reinforcement is called variable reinforcement.
Once the reinforcement is strong, “even when you take the food away, they keep pressing for a really long time.”
"Lack of positive reinforcement is just as perditious as saying something out of jealousy," painter Frank Webb said.
Consider: we know, thanks to B.F. Skinner, that positive reinforcement is the most effective means of altering behaviour.
I remembered from my college psychology courses that the strongest form of reinforcement is random positive, and Ariely agreed.
Golborne said experts will have to analyze the soil and rock around the bore to determine if a metal reinforcement is needed to secure the shaft.
There have been studies that show that an animal will endure a great deal of punishment in order to have access to reinforcement - reinforcement is a very powerful tool that trainers would be wise to consider in their training plans.