Schedules of reinforcement

Extinction outburst, aggression, variability of behaviour, resurgence

Reappearance of a previously reinforced behaviour

Number of times the behaviour was reinforced, the effort the behaviour requires, type and size of reinforcer, reinforcement schedule

<p>Reinforcement depends on the continuous performance of behaviour for some period of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing reinforcement based on varied amount of duration around some average</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reinforcement is given regardless of what behaviour has occurred in a fixed amount of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reinforcer is given regardless of what behaviour occurs in a varied amount of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A schedule where the ratios, intervals, time, or duration progressively increases to give a reward</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increasing number of behaviour needed before given a reward or gradually reducing the size of reinforcement for shaping</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multiple schedules (with stimuli), mixed schedules (without stimuli), chain schedule , tandem schedule, cooperative schedule, concurrent schedule</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decision is easy if one of the behaviours are reinforced but difficult if both behaviours are reinforced. Only the relative rate of frequency of reinforcement can differentiate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Distribution of behaviours match the availability of reinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is harder to discriminate between extinction and the intermitter reinforcement schedule than extinction and continious reinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>With each non reinforced behaviour, frustration builds up. In continuous reinforcement, there is no frustration due to always getting reinforcement but high frustration when suddenly faced with extinction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each performance of a behaviour is followed either by a reinforcement or non- reinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>We must think differently about the behaviour on intermittent schedule</p> Signup and view all the answers