Are there different types of reinforcements

Question

What are the different types of reinforcements? Can you please explain them? Thank you

Answer 1

There are two types of reinforcements - Positive and negative

Positive:

Its positive reinforcement when an action gives a positive response or increases the machine's strength. 

Advantages of positive reinforcement learning are:

• Maximizes Performance
• Sustain Change for a long time

Disadvantages of positive reinforcement learning:

• Too much Reinforcement can lead to the overload of states which can diminish the results

Negative:

Negative reinforcement is when the negative behavior is killed or stopped.

Advantages of negative reinforcement learning:

• Increases Behavior
• Provide defiance to a minimum standard of performance

Disadvantages of negative reinforcement learning:

• It Only provides enough to meet up the minimum behavior