PSYB45H3 Chapter 6: PSYB45 - WEEK 6 (Autosaved)
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Chapter 12: differential reinforcement procedures to decrease behavior. Differential reinforcement schedules or procedures are schedules that reinforce specific rates of responding; they may be used to reinforce high or low response rates. Differential reinforcement of low (drl) rates is a schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is presented only if a particular response occurs at a low rate. Limited-responding drl specifies a max # of responses during a certain time interval in order for a reinforcer to occur. The max allowable # of responses can be specified for an entire session or separate intervals. Limited-responding drl is useful when two conditions hold a): some of the behavior is tolerable and b): less of it is better. Spaced-responding drl requires that a specified behavior not occur during a specified interval, and after that interval has passed, an instance of that behavior must then occur in order for a reinforcer to occur.
