PSYC 2330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Elevator, Washing Machine

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2330
• Professor: Francesco Leri

Document Summary

Chapter 6: schedules of reinforcement and choice behaviour. Schedule of reinforcement: is a program/rule that determines how and when the occurrence of a response will be followed by the delivery of the reinforcer. Reinforcement schedules that involve similar relations between responses and reinforcers usually produce similar patterns of behaviour. It influences how an instrumental response is learned and how it is then maintained by reinforcement. In simple schedules, a single factor determines which occurrence of the instrumental response is reinforced. Ratio schedules: a reinforcement schedule in which reinforcement depends on the number of responses the participant performs, regardless of when those responses occur. It requires merely counting the number of responses that have occurred and delivering the reinforcer each time the required number is reached. Continuous reinforcement: a schedule of reinforcement in which every occurrence of the instrumental response produces the reinforcer.