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Flashcards in Psy 421 Ch 6.1 Deck (12)
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1
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Refers to the acquisition of a new skill

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How most people use the term learning

2
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Also includes changes in which no new behavior appears

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What learning can also include

3
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A reduction in the rate of behavior or pattern of performance

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What learning can also mean

4
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A rule describing the delivery of reinforcers

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Schedule of reinforcement

5
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The distinctive rate and pattern of responding associated with a particular reinforcement schedule.

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Schedule effects

6
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Any of several reinforcement schedules where behavior is sometimes reinforced.

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Intermittent schedules of reinforcement

7
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A reinforcement schedule in which a behavior is reinforced each time it occurs.

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Continuous schedules of reinforcement

8
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Four simple schedules of reinforcement

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FR- fixed ratio
VR- variable ratio
FI- fixed interval
VI- variable interval

9
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A pause in responding following reinforcement, associated primarily with FI and FR schedules.

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Postreinforcement pause

10
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The rate at which a behavior occurs once it has resumed following reinforcement

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Run rate

11
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Reinforcement given non-contingency after a fixed or variable time ha passed

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FT or VT

12
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Reinforcement is contingent on the continuous performance of a behavior for either a fixed or variable period of time

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FD or VD

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