chapter 7 Flashcards
as acquisition of behavior
Most people use the term learning
changes in which no new behavior occurs
changes in the pattern of behavior
Learning includes
a rule describing the contingency between behavior and reinforcement
Schedule of reinforcement
distinctive patterns of behavior (produced by different schedules)
Schedule effects
a behavior is reinforced every time it occurs (or every response produces a reinforcer)
CRF - Continuous schedule (of reinforcement)
reinforcement occurs for some responses but not others.
Intermittent schedule –
Four simple schedules of reinforcement
FR - fixed ratio
VR - variable ratio
FI - fixed interval
VI - variatble interval
reinforcement occurs after a set (or fixed) number of responses.
FR
reinforcement occurs after an average number of responses
VR
reinforcement occurs after the first response after a set (or fixed) amount of time.
FI
reinforcement occurs after the first response after an average amount of time.
VI
a pause after reinforcement
PRP
Post-Reinforcement Pause
(or)
Pre-ratio Pause
the rate at which behavior occurs once it has resumed following reinforcement
Run rate
reinforcement is withheld from a previously reinforced behavior (or a schedulw which no responses are reinforced)
Extinction
a sudden increase in the response dimensions of a behavior when reinforcement is withheld
Extinction burst