PS261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Matching Law, Response Bias, Nonconformist
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Ratio schedules reinforcement depends on the number of responses: continuous reinforcement, partial or intermittent reinforcement. A specific number of responses is required. Number of responses you need varies: ex. Getting reinforced after a specific time frame. Variable interval schedule time is unpredictable: variable interval 2-minutes schedule (vi two min. ) Why do ratio schedules work better: reinforcement of inter-respose time (irt)-interval between each response, ratio schedules reinforce short irts, interval scheudles do not, feedback functions-relationship betwee response rate and reinforcement rate, ratio schedules no limits to reinforcements. Interval schedules place an upper limit to how many reinforcers you can get. Measures of choice behaviour distribution of behavior between 2 options: relative rate of responding, bl/(bl + br, rates of reinforcement, rl/(rl + rr) Schedules of reinforcement continious vs partial reinforcement: ratio schedules, fixed vs variable. Cumulative record: rate of responding, ratio run, post-reinforcement pause, ratio strain. Why do ratio schedules work better: reinforcement of inter-response time (irt, feedback functions.
