Unit 5 Flashcards
Artificial contingency
Explicitly arranged
Natural contingency:
Not explicitly arranged
Continuous schedule of reinforcement:
Every response is reinforced
Extinction schedule (EXT):
Behavior is never reinforced
Extinction schedule is a
Schedule of _____
Non-reinforcement
Intermittent schedule of reinforcement:
Some responses are reinforced, others are not
Fixed schedule:
Schedule criteria remains the same
Variable schedule:
Schedule criteria changes around an average value
Ratio schedule:
Reinforcement follows certain number of responses
Fixed ratio (FR):
Reinforcement follows set # of responses
Variable ratio (VR):
Reinforcement follows varying number of responses
Interval schedule:
Reinforcement follows the first response after period of time
Fixed interval (FI)
Reinforcement follows the first response after set period of time
Variable interval (VI):
Reinforcement follows the first response after varying period of time
Limited hold:
Timespan after interval when response must occur to obtain reinforcement
Limited hold Applies to:
FI and VI schedules
Time-based schedule: _____
Stimulus delivered or removed independent of responding
Fixed time (FT):
Stimulus delivered or removed after set period of time, independent of responding
Variable time (VT):
Stimulus delivered or removed after varying period of time, independent of responding
Recovery from punishment:
Reemergence of previously punished behavior after punishment is discontinued
Differential reinforcement (DR):
Procedure involving reinforcement and extinction
Differentiation: result when ______
DR is based on different response topographies
Shaping:
DR used to gradually change topography or dimension of a response
Inter-response time (IRT):
Time between two successive responses
Compound schedule:
Combination of 2 or more basic or DR schedules
Concurrent schedule:
2 or more schedules operating simultaneously but independently for different responses
Matching law:
Distribution of responding is equal to relative rate of reinforcement for each response
Matching law occurs on:
Concurrent schedules
Multiple schedule:
2 or more basic schedules of reinforcement that alternate, different stimulus for each
Behavioral contrast:
Shift in response dimension in an unchanged condition due to a change in another condition
Behavioral contrast occurs on:
Multiple schedule
Mixed schedule:
2 or more basic schedules that alternate without signaling stimuli
Chained schedule:
2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate sequentially and in a specific order
In a Chained schedule the
Components of schedule are:
Signaled
In a Multiple schedule Components of schedule are:
Signaled
In a Chained schedule the Terminal reinforcer comes:
At the end of the entire sequence
Tandem schedule:
2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate sequentially and in a specific order, and reinforcement is earned when both schedule components are completed
In a Tandem schedule the
Components of schedule are:
NOT signaled
In a Mixed schedule the
Components of schedule are:
NOT signaled
In a Tandem schedule the
Terminal reinforcer comes:
At the end of the entire sequence
Alternative schedule:
2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate simultaneously and reinforcement is earned when one of the schedule components is completed
In an Alternative schedule Reinforcement is earned when….
One of the schedule components is completed
Conjunctive schedule:
2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate simultaneously and reinforcement is earned when both schedule components are completed
In a Conjunctive schedule the Reinforcement is earned:
When both schedule components are completed
4 simple intermittent schedules:
FR, FI, VR, VI
4 parameters of reinforcement:
Rate, magnitude, quality, immediacy
DRH stands for:
Differential reinforcement of HIGH rates of responding
DRH is Reinforcement contingent on:
Response rate equal to or higher than criterion
DRL stands for:
Differential reinforcement of LOW rates of responding
DRL is Reinforcement contingent on:
Response rate equal to or lower than criterion
DRD stands for:
Differential reinforcement of DIMINISHING rates of responding
DRD Reinforcement is contingent on:
Response rate equal to or lower than a decreasing criterion
DRP stands for:
Differential reinforcement of PACED responding
DRP Reinforcement contingent on:
Response rate within a specific range
Schedule thinning:
Increase of response requirement within reinforcement contingency
Ratio strain:
Decrease in responding due to increase in schedule requirements
