LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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reinforcement is unpredictable and linked to time (ratio)
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reinforcement is predictable and linked to number (ratio)
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reinforcement is predictable and linked to time (interval)
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reinforcement is unpredictable and linked to number (ratio)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Variable-ratio schedules occur when a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses. This schedule creates a high steady rate of responding. Gambling and lottery games are good examples of a reward based on a variable ratio schedule.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the reinforcement schedules, variable ratio is the most productive and the most resistant to extinction. Fixed interval is the least productive and the easiest to extinguish (Figure 18.5. 1).
Detailed explanation-3: -In operant conditioning, a variable-ratio schedule is a partial schedule of reinforcement in which a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses. 1 This schedule creates a steady, high rate of response. Gambling and lottery games are good examples of a reward based on a variable-ratio schedule.