Chapter 11 Flashcards
Continuous reinforcement
Every instance of the response is reinforced
Intermittent reinforcement
the response is sometimes but not always reinforced
Schedule of reinforcement
precisely specifies the nature of the contingent relation between a response and its reinforcer
Ratio schedule of reinforcement
specifies the number of responses that must be made in order for the reinforcer to be delivered.
Fixed ratio (FR) schedule
The number of responses required per reinforcer is the same every time
A telemarketer is paid $10 bonus after making 5 calls that result in sales (FR ______)
FR 5
A child receives a coupon for 1 free pizza after reading her 20th book (FR _____)
FR 20
A pigeon earns grain after pecking the key 100 times (__R_____)
FR 100
The coach screams “Nice work!” only if the athlete lifts the weight 20 times. (_______)
FR 20
The link opens after it is double-clicked. (_______)
FR 2
A dog earns a treat every other time he rolls over when instructed. (_______)
FR 2
Cumulative record
A graphical display of responding as it unfolds over time
Variable (VR) schedule
Th number of responses required per reinforcer is not the same every time
On average, Geoffrey asks 4 people to go on a date before 1 of them says yes. (VR_____)
VR 4
A novice basketball player makes a basket, on average, 1 time in 9 attempts. (__R_____)
VR 9
The chance of throwing a Yahtzee is about 1 in 100. Said another way, if you throw the dice all day, you will throw an average of 100 times before getting a Yahtzee. Of course, it is unpredictable when the next Yahtzee will be thrown. (_____ _____)
VR 100
At the grocery store, each time customers make a purchase they have a 1 in 75 chance of getting a $10 off coupon. (_____ _____)
VR 75
A casino Blackjack player wins on the 1st hand. Then he wins again after 4 hands, then again after 2 hands, and finally after 5 hands. (_____ ____)
VR 3
Chuck shucks oyesters at the pub. He’s done it all his life. On average, 1 time out of 12,000, when he opens an oyester, he finds a pearl. (____ ____)
VR 12000
When the reinforcer is provided after every response, the contingency is described as ________________ (continuous or intermittent) reinforcement.
Continuous
When the reinforcer is only provided after some responses, or only after a response is made after some time has passed, the contingency is described as ________________ (continuous or intermittent) reinforcement.
Intermittent
A _______________of reinforcement precisely specifies the nature of the contingent relation between a response and its reinforcer.
Schedule
A _______________ schedule of reinforcement specifies the number of responses that must be made in order for the reinforcer to be delivered.
Ratio
In a ratio schedule of reinforcement, the term “ratio” refers to the ratio of responses to ________________.
Reinforcers