PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Reinforcement
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Chapter 6 developing behavioral persistence through the. Intermittent reinforcement is when behavior is reinforced occasionally rather than every time it occurs. Best form of reinforcement in this phase is continuous reinforcement: after it is well learned, it is then in the maintenance phase. Individuals work more consistently on certain intermittent schedules c: behavior that has been reinforced intermittently is more likely to persist after being transferred to reinforcement in the natural environment, free-operant procedure: no constraints on the individual"s responses, Example of a fixed-interval schedule: looking at the clock while waiting for your work shift to end at 5:00pm. Time need to pass before reinforcement takes place. Variable-interval schedule: a response is reinforced after unpredictable intervals of time (intervals vary around some mean value) Behavioral result: a moderate, steady rate of responding, no or very small post-reinforcement pause, high resistance to extinction (but lower rates of responding during extinction as compared to fr or vr)
