PS261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Chart Recorder, Operant Conditioning Chamber, Matching Law
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Schedule of reinforcement program or rule that determines which occurrence of a response is followed by the reinforcer. Time passed or how many responses have occurred. Ratio schedule counting responses that occurred and delivering reinforcement each time required number is reach. reinforcement dependant on number of reponses organism has to perform. Continuous reinforcement one response = one reinforcer: drug abuse programs use this, using your pin at an atm, starting your car, comfortable shower temperature u set. (all without malfunction) are continuous reinforcement partial reinforcement. Intermittent reinforcement reinforced some of the time as the 4 following mentioned below. Fixed-ratio schedule every 10 responses subject gets a reward. Fixed ration 10 = fr10: deliver 50 fliers = 15262 Post reinforcement pause (pre-ratio pause) is the pause in-between responses: higher ratio requirement = longer post-reinforcement pause. Ratio run high and steady rate of responding that completes each ratio requirement.
