PSYCH 2GG3 Lecture 4: magazine training and extinction
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Fr: every fixed number of times the animal correctly responds, they will get a treat (ex: every 5th time) Concurrent: ex: one behavior produces reinforcement on a fixed interval basis, and a second behavior on produces reinforcement on a fixed ratio basis (two behaviors result in rewards but through different schedules) Anytime there is randomness, animal works harder* Graphs generated (an objective way of measuring behaviors through trial) Ex: :these could be examples of the different schedules effect on a pigeon learning through them. The reason why ratio schedules are higher is because there is no immediate and certain expectation of getting a reward (so therefore you will work hard) magazine training: Teaching the organism where to go to get its reward (e. g. , food pellets) The experimenter demonstrates the processes for attaining the reward. The organism is typically deprived of food for 24+ hours to increase the reinforcer"s effectiveness (motivation) signal attenuation as a rat model of ocd:
