PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Mirror Neuron, Frontal Lobe, Vending Machine

• School: UW
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 101
• Professor: Michael W Passer

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Continuous reinforcement: every response of a particular type is reinforced o o. A rat receives food every time a lever is pressed. Bella receives a dog treat every time she hears the command come Partial (intermittent) reinforcement: only a portion of the responses of a particular type are reinforced o. You are only reinforced once in a while for your behavior with money. Ratio schedule: a certain percentage of responses are reinforced o. Interval schedule: a certain amount of time must elapse between reinforcements, regardless of how many responses occur o. Fixed schedule: reinforcement occurs after a fixed number of responses or after a fixed time interval. Variable schedule: the required number of responses of the time interval varies at random around an average. Fixed ratio schedule: reinforcement is given after a fixed number of responses. Variable ratio schedule: reinforcement is given after a variable number of responses, all centered around an average.