PSYC 351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 47: British Rail Class 47
8 Apr 2020
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The most obvious explanation of the pree is that the introduction of extinction is easier to detect after continuous reinforcement than after partial reinforcement. Individuals learn something long lasting from partial reinforcement that is carried over even if they subsequently receive continuous reinforcement. Partial seems to teach individuals not to give up in the face of failure, and this learned persistence is retained across an unbroken string of successes. Discrimination hypothesis states that it is easier to detect the absence of reinforcement after cfr vs. Partial reinforcement promotes persistence in two different ways: frustration theory: during partial. Based on what individuals learn about the emotional effects of nonreward reinforcement training. the face of frustration. Persistence results from learning to continue responding in: sequential theory: Based on what is learned about the memory of nonreward. individuals can remember whether or not they were reinforced for performing the. Assumes that instrumental response in the recent past.
