Jeff Dean

The idea behind reinforcement learning is you don't necessarily know the actions you might take, so you explore the sequence of actions you should take by taking one that you think is a good idea and then observing how the world reacts. Like in a board game where you can react to how your opponent plays.

American Musician

Tia Mowry

I found this deer toy that poops out candy. And so if I say, 'Cree, you have to go to bed right now. You will get a candy.' We've named the pooping deer 'Gus.'... He gets a jelly bean. And it works. Positive reinforcement is the way to go. I'm learning things like that which help me be a better parent.

American Actress

Tiger Woods

Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement.

American Golfer

Jane Pauley

I love working with an audience. I love working with actual people who, you know, if they're moved, you see it. If you say something they're stunned by, you see their jaws drop. If they're amused, they laugh - that kind of reinforcement, I totally adore.

American Journalist

Patricia Richardson

Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

Guler Sabanci

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Turkish Businesswoman

Bill Gates

Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way.

American Businessman

Tyler Perry

I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.

American Actor

B. F. Skinner

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

American Psychologist

Albert Camus

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

French Philosopher

Imagine physical support when using 'reinforcement' in contexts of construction or support.

Visualize Strength

'Reinforcement' also applies to non-physical support, like in arguments or policies.

Not Just Physical

'Reinforcement' often conveys a sense of safety and reliability to the context it's used in.

Feeling of Safety

Use 'reinforcement' when extra help arrives to improve a situation, like in emergencies.

Increased Assistance

'Reinforcement' implies help is given when a situation is tough or critical.

Timely Help

'Reinforcement' is commonly used in military and law enforcement contexts.

Military and Law

'Reinforcement' in psychology relates to ways to influence behavior predictably.

Behavior Influence

Remember, 'reinforcement' can be positive, encouraging desired actions without punishment.

Beyond Punishment

'Reinforcement' promotes learning through consequences or rewards.

Learning and Growth

 They seem to take comfort in anonymous, online spaces rather than connecting in the real world. So often they would retreat to these message boards or these subreddits, where their worst impulses would be magnified. They might start out saying something just as a sick joke, and then they would get so much positive reinforcement for that joke,

Inside the bizarre world...

 In this situation, your mom's response is positive reinforcement if it makes you more likely to repeat the operant response, which is to clear the table and wash the dishes. Operant conditioning is everywhere in our daily lives. There aren't many things we do that haven't been influenced at some point by operant conditioning.

The difference between...

 It all feeds in as minute reinforcement. Fourth, feedback. This is absolutely crucial, and virtuality is dazzling at delivering this. If you look at some of the most intractable problems in the world today that we've been hearing amazing things about, it's very, very hard for people to learn

Tom Chatfield: 7 ways...

 all her neighbors wanted reinforcements over their windows and doors as well so this is the kind of change that we're going for but next we have to drive financing toward this problem build change has helped to shift an entire global industry away from giving away

How to build safer...

 tiny cracks can be just as dangerous. Concrete is often used as a secondary support around steel reinforcements. In this concrete, even small cracks can channel water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide that corrode the steel and lead to disastrous collapse.

What if cracks in...

 The DeepMind researchers worked out an ingenious way to plug this preference for novelty into reinforcement learning. They made it so that unusual or new images appearing on the screen were every bit as rewarding as real in-game points.

How to get better at...

 some area that controls the movements of fingers in the brain changes a lot, increasing reinforcement of the synaptic connections. So can we do that with human qualities? With loving kindness, with patience, with openness?

The habits of happiness...

 When raiders were sighted, fire and smoke signals traveled between towers until reinforcements arrived. Small openings along the wall let archers fire on invaders, while larger ones were used to drop stones and more.

What makes the Great...

 this oh you oh wow by making her think she sank those blindfolded shots and by cheering and giving her positive reinforcement it's

The Power of Positivity...

 holding its ground the meerkat calls for reinforcements this is where fraternity comes into its own