PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Slot Machine, Latte, Reinforcement
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Interval schedule: a certain amount of time must elapse between reinforcements, regardless of how many responses occur, based on the passage of time. 45, sometimes immediately, sometimes after a minute), but with that variability the rat doesn"t know exactly when the time has passed (varied interval) Fixed ratio schedule: reinforcement is given after a fixed number of responses, always after every fourth pressing of the lever, buying a latte gives you a star and after 10 stars, you get a free latte. Always the possibility of reinforcement after the next response. Fixed interval schedule: the first response that occurs after a fixed time interval is reinforced. If you have a 2 minute fixed interval schedule, a response will be reinforced only after 2 minutes has gone by: decrease in the number of actual responses, after a certain amount of time, there is a test.
