PSYB45H3 : ch 6_
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T hrough t he use of i n ter m i ttent. i ntermittent reinforcement refers to the maintenance of a behavior by reinforcing it only occasionally rather than every time it occurs. schedule reinforcement is a rule specifying which occurrences of a given behavior if any will be reinforced. continuous reinforcement (crf) is the simplest schedule of reinforcement. the opposite of continuous reinforcement is called extinction. On extinction schedule no instance of a given behavior is reinforced. b/w these 2 extremes- continuous reinforcement & extinction lies intermittent reinforcement. intermittent reinforcement schedule is any rule specifying a procedure for occasionally reinforcing a behavior. there are unlimited # of such schedules. while a behavior is begin learned it is said to be in the acquisition phase. after it has become well learned it is said to be in the maintenance phase.
