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Schedules of Reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement. Additional Practice. Helpful Hints!. To chose between INTERVAL and RATIO ask yourself: Is TIME the major factor that causes a favorable outcome? (Interval) -OR- Is it the REPETITION of responses that causes a favorable outcome? (Ratio). Helpful Hints!.

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Schedules of Reinforcement

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  1. Schedules of Reinforcement Additional Practice

  2. Helpful Hints! • To chose between INTERVAL and RATIO ask yourself: • Is TIME the major factor that causes a favorable outcome? (Interval) -OR- • Is it the REPETITION of responses that causes a favorable outcome? (Ratio)

  3. Helpful Hints! • To chose between FIXEDand VARIABLEask yourself: • Is the time or repetition CONSTANT? (Fixed) -OR- • Is the time or repetition RANDOM or IRREGULAR? (Variable)

  4. The most common reinforcement schedules are: fixed ratio fixed interval Example: A farmer gets paid for every 10 bushels of apples Example: Planned tests students cram because the time is near

  5. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 1. _____ Paid $10 for every 20 puzzles solved

  6. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 2. _____ Selling a product door to door

  7. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 3. _____ Getting the clothes out of the dryer once it buzzes

  8. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 4. _____ Doing 20 pushups to help stay fit

  9. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 5. _____ Waiting for a sunny day to go to the beach

  10. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 6. _____ Surfer waiting for the perfect wave to ride in

  11. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 7. _____ Students are released from class when the end-of-period bell rings.

  12. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 8. _____ Every time you buy a sandwich at Subway you get your card punched; after 10 punches you get a free sandwich.

  13. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 9. _____ Sometimes the mail is delivered at 1:00, sometimes it’s closer to 2:00.

  14. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 10. _____ Once in a while you like to surprise your boyfriend or girlfriend with something nice.

  15. How’d you do?!

  16. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 1. _____ Paid $10 for every 20 puzzles solved Answer: Fixed Ratio • You must solve a certain number of puzzles before you’re reinforced.

  17. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 2. _____ Selling a product door to door Answer: Variable Ratio • The amount of times you need to go to a door before you sell products varies…but eventually you will sell the product.

  18. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 3. _____ Getting the clothes out of the dryer once it buzzes Answer: Fixed Ratio - You must go to the dryer a certain number of times (once) when it buzzes to get reinforced (clean clothes)

  19. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 4. _____ Doing 20 pushups to help stay fit Answer: Fixed Ratio • You must do a certain number of pushups (20) to get the desired outcome (staying fit)

  20. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 5. _____ Waiting for a sunny day to go to the beach Answer: Variable Interval • Reinforced after varying lengths of time • Ex. This week it’s 2 days and then sunny on Wednesday, next week it’s 3 days and then sunny on Thursday

  21. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 6. _____ Surfer waiting for the perfect wave to ride in Answer: Variable Interval • Reinforced after varying lengths of time • Sometimes it’s 5 mins, sometimes it’s 10…

  22. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 7. _____ Students are released from class when the end-of-period bell rings. Answer: Fixed Interval • After 90 mins students are released to go to their next class.

  23. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI ? 8. _____ Every time you buy a sandwich at Subway you get your card punched; after 10 punches you get a free sandwich. Answer: Fixed Ratio • Certain number of response (10 sandwiches)= free sandwich

  24. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 9. _____ Sometimes the mail is delivered at 1:00, sometimes it’s closer to 2:00. Answer: Variable Interval • Reinforced after varying lengths of time (between 1 and 2pm)

  25. Is it FR, VR, FI or VI? 10. _____ Child who like to hear theme music from Jeopardy weeknights at 7:30 p.m. Answer: Fixed Interval • Reinforced after certain period of time- wait until 7:30!

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