Schedules of Reinforcement Flashcards
To learn about schedukles of reinforcement
What does CRF stand for ?
Continous Reinforcement
What is CRF usually used for ?
To strengthen behaviours
Define ratio schedules
Requires a number of responses before one response produces reinforcement.
what type of schedule is being defined?
Requires a number of responses before one response produces reinforcement.
Ratio schedule
Define inteval schedules?
requires a specific amount of time to elapse before a single repsonse produces reinforcement.
What is being described?
requires a specific amount of time to elapse before a single repsonse produces reinforcement.
Interval schedule
Define fixed schedules
Ratio or time remain constant
Define Fixed ratio
A schedule of reinforcement requiring a fixed number of responses in order for reinforcement to be delivered
What is being described?
A schedule of reinforcement requiring a fixed number of responses in order for reinforcement to be delivered
Fixed ratio
What does this mean FR4 ?
Fixed ratio reinforcement is deliverd after 4th correct response
What does FI2 mean?
Reainforcement is delivered for the first repsonse after the 2 minutes have elapsed.
What is post reinforcement pause?
The absence of responding for a period of time following reinforcement
What is being described?
The absence of responding for a period of time following reinforcement
Post reinforcement pause
Which schedules of reinforcement are most likely to produce post reinforcement strain ?
Fixed ratio and fixed interval
Describe variable schedules
The response ration or the time required can change from reinforcement to reinforcement.
What is being described?
The response ration or the time required can change from reinforcement to reinforcement.
Variable schedules of reinforcement
What are the effects of Fixed ratio schedules on behaviour?
Produces high rates of responding
Teend to produce quick responding in order to recieve reinforcement
What effects does variable ratio schedules have on behaviour?
Produces consistent steady rates of behaviour
Responding remains steady as next response may result in reinforcement
Why does FI produce a scallop graph
Particiapnts learn to discriminate the elapse of time
Response emitted after a reinforced response are never reinforced.
What is being described?
Particiapnts learn to discriminate the elapse of time
Response emitted after a reinforced response are never reinforced.
FI scallop
Describe limited hold
Is added to the interval schedule the reinforcement reamins available for a finite time following the elapse of FI or VI
What is being described?
Is added to the interval schedule the reinforcement reamins available for a finite time following the elapse of FI or VI
Limited hold
What does this mean?
FI5mins LH30sec?
The first correct response after the elapse of time 5mins with reinforcement only being available for 30 seconds after the correct repsonse following the elapse of time
Describe schedule thinning
Changing a contingency of reinforcement by gradully increasing the response ratio or extending the time interval.
Result is lower rates or reinforcement
What is being described?
Changing a contingency of reinforcement by gradully increasing the response ratio or extending the time interval.
Result is lower rates or reinforcement
Schedule thinning
Describe ratio strain
A behaviourial effect associated with abrupt increases in ratio requirements when moving denser to thinner reinforcement schedules
