Learning - 6 - Schedules Of Reinforcement

Front 1

extinction
(in instrumental conditioning)

Back 1

reduction of the instrumental response that occurs because the response is no longer followed by the reinforcer. also, the procedure of no longer reinforcing the instrumental response.

Front 2

fixed interval schedule
(FI)

Back 2

a reinforcement schedule in which the reinforcer is delivered for the first response that occurs after a fixed amount of time following the last reinforcer.

Front 3

fixed ratio schedule
(FR)

Back 3

a reinforcement schedule in which a fixed number of responses must occur in order for the next response to be reinforced.

Front 4

schedule of reinforcement

Back 4

a program or rule that determines how and when the occurrence of a response will be followed by the delivery of the reinforcer.

Front 5

variable ratio schedule
(VR)

Back 5

a reinforcement schedule in which the number of responses necessary to produce reinforcement varies from trial to trial. the value of the schedule refers to the average number of responses needed for reinforcement.