问“paired with reinforcement”的中文意思

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问“paired with reinforcement”的中文意思
帮我翻这句
Such an approach builds on the seminal study by Skinner(1948),who claimed that stereotyped idiosyncratic responses emitted by pigeons that had adventitiously been paired with reinforcement were superstitious in nature.
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主要是paired with reinforcement想不太出来,而且蛮难的,
因为照字面翻会很怪,
想问问各个大大的看法

答案

The "claim" is 强化 when comparing to the case of "superstitious in nature".You may consider the meaning as "becoming more convincing when comparing to".