PSYC 4 Lecture 7: Schedules of Reinforcement
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Schedules of reinforcement: response requirement that must be met to obtain reinforcement: different reinforcement schedules produce different patterns of responding, continuous vs. Intermittent schedules: continuous: every single time the behavior is emitted, it gets reinforced. Every time a dog does a trick, it gets a treat. Every 2 or 3 times, the dog gets a treat. Much more applicable to everyday life: intermittent schedule types, fixed ratio: Rat has to press 5 times to get food. Little bit of a break from the reinforcement. Length of pause is commensurate to the amount of time it return to behavior again. takes for the reinforcement to occur. Ratio strain: getting burned out: variable ratio, fixed interval: When demand is too high (fr2000), people quit. High, steady rate of response *without* post reinforcement pause. Reinforcement is contingent upon the first response after a fixed period of time frequent responding as the reinforcer approaches. Scalloped pattern of responding with long pause followed by more.
