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associative strength
associative strength Associative strength is the learned pull a stimulus has because of its history of reinforcement versus non-reinforcement.
Associative strength is the learned pull a stimulus has because of its history of reinforcement versus non-reinforcement. In transitive inference tasks, it refers to choosing based on how often each stimulus has been rewarded rather than on a mentally inferred order or hierarchy.