5018 Unit 3 Flashcards
Simplest arrangement where you deliver a discrete consequence for each discrete response
Continuous reinforcement
Reinforcement only sometimes follows target response
Intermittent reinforcement
Reinforcement is provided following a pre-specified number of responses
Ratio schedules
Two Varieties of Ratio Schedule
Fixed Ratio (FR) Variable Ratio (VR)
Deliver reinforcer after the last of a fixed number of responses
Fixed Ratio
Arrange reinforcers for the last of number of responses that varies from one reinforcer to the next
Variable Ratio
Reinforcement provided for the first response that follows some amount of time
Interval Schedules
Two Varieties of Interval Schedule
Fixed-interval (FI)
Variable-interval (VI)
Reinforcement delivered contingent on first response after some constant time period has elapsed
Fixed-interval
Arrange reinforcers contingent on first response after a specified time, but time varies from one reinforcer to the next
Variable-interval
Deliver stimuli known in other contexts to be reinforcers solely on the basis of time independent of responding
Response-independent schedules (time-based)
Two Varieties of Time-Based Schedule
Fixed Time (FT) Variable Time (VT)
Reinforcer delivered after some constant time period has elapsed
Fixed Time (FT)
Arrange reinforcers after a specified time, but the time varies from one reinforcer to the next
Variable Time
Some responses are reinforced and others are not
Differential Reinforcement
t s without response, then 1 response, decrease or slow down bx
DRL (low rate)
1 response within t s or less of last response; increase or speed up bx
DRH (high rate)
t s without a response
DRO (omission)
contingent on alternative response, often in the absence of target response
DRA (alternative)
Task materials and relevant instructions do not occasion predetermined level of performance in absence of prompts
Skill deficit
The skill is intact, but the person is unmotivated to respond under appropriate stimulus conditions
Performance (motivational) deficit