PSYC 351 Lecture 15: Class 15 chap 6
23 Mar 2020
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Schedule of reinforcement: there are an infinite number of ways that such a program could be set up: The exact rate of responding may differ from one situation to another, but the pattern of behavior is highly predictable. This regularity has made the study of reinforcement schedules interesting and useful. Schedules of reinforcement influence both how an instrumental response is learned and how it is then maintained by reinforcement. They are highly relevant to the motivation of behavior. Ex: managers who have to make sure their employees continue to perform a job after having learned it. Therefore, a ratio between work and reinforcement is established: predictable pauses in the rate of responding are less likely. Cumulative record of behavior: this is a special way of representing how a response is repeated over time. A pen rested on the surface of the paper.
