Ch. 10 Flashcards
an arrangement in which a behavior is positively reinforced intermittently rather than every time it occurs
Intermittent reinforcement
refers to the number of instances of a behavior that occur in a given period of time.
Response rate
a rule specifying which occurrences of a given behavior, if any, will be reinforced.
schedule of reinforcement
an arrangement in which each instance of a particular response is reinforced
continuous reinforcement (CRF)
While a behavior is being conditioned or learned, it is said to be in the
acquisition phase
Ater a behavior has become well learned, it is said to be in the
maintenance phase
a reinforcer occurs each time a fixed number of responses of a particular type are emitted.
Fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
a reinforcer occurs ater a certain number of a particular response, and the number of responses required for each reinforcer changes unpredictably from one reinforcer to the next.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
a reinforcer is presented following the irst instance of a speciic response ater a ixed period of time
Fixed-interval (FI) schedule
a reinforcer is presented following the irst instance of a speciic response ater an interval of time, and the length of the interval changes unpredictably from one reinforcer to the next.
variable-interval (VI) schedule
a deadline for meeting the response requirement of a schedule of reinforcement.
limited hold
a reinforcer is presented only if a behavior occurs continuously for a fixed period of time
Fixed-duration (FD) schedule
a reinforcer is presented only if a behavior occurs continuously for a ixed period of time and the interval of time from reinforcer to reinforcer changes unpredictably.
variable-duration (VD) schedule
When each of two or more behaviors is reinforced on different schedules at the same time, the schedules of reinforcement that are in effect
concurrent schedules of reinforcement
