Chat with AIExam 8: Developing Behavioral Persistence With Schedules of Reinforcement
Describe how an FI/LH schedule is procedurally similar to a simple FI schedule. Describe how it procedurally differs.
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VerifiedIn both FI and FI/LH, reinforcement is programmed to occur after the first response occurring after a fixed period of time.In FI/LH, however, the reinforcer remains available only for a limited period of time, rather than indefinitely, after it has been "set up."
Explain what an FI/LH schedule is, and illustrate with an example that is not in this chapter.(Hint: Think of behaviors that occur at certain fixed times, such as arriving for meals, plane departures, and cooking.)
(35) VerifiedReinforcement is contingent upon the first instance of a specific response occurring within a limited period of time following the expiration of a fixed interval of time.For example, waiting for a bus at a bus stop on a regular city route is probably reinforced on an approximation of an FI/LH schedule.The response is going to or being at the bus stop.The fixed interval is the length of time between bus arrivals (such as every 15 minutes).The limited hold is the amount of time the bus waits at the bus stop after it arrives.Any plausible example that is not in the chapter is acceptable.
What are concurrent schedules of reinforcement?
(35) VerifiedWhen two or more behaviors are each reinforced on different schedules at the same time, the schedules of reinforcement that are in effect are called concurrent schedules of reinforcement.For example, a student might have the options of watching TV (which would likely be reinforced on a VI/LH)or talking on the phone (which would likely be reinforced on a VD).Any appropriate example is acceptable.
Explain why FD might not be a very good schedule for reinforcing study behavior.
(35) What may account for the failures to obtain the schedule effects in basic research with humans that are typically found in basic research with animals?
(40) Suppose that each time that you put bread in a toaster and press the lever, 30 seconds passes before your toast is ready.Is this an example of an FD schedule? Why or why not? Would it be an FD schedule if (a)the catch that keeps the lever down doesn't work? or (b)the timer that releases it doesn't work? Explain in each case.
(42) What are two questions to ask when judging whether a behavior is reinforced on an FI schedule? [ What answers to those questions would indicate that the behavior is reinforced on an FI schedule?
(39) Explain why simple interval schedules are not often used in training programs.
(44) Explain what a VI/LH schedule is.Illustrate with two examples from everyday life (at least one of which is not in this chapter).
(29) Give two examples of how VI/LH might be applied in training programs.
(31) Suppose that a professor gives an exam to students every Friday.The students' studying behavior would likely resemble the characteristic pattern of an FI schedule in that studying would gradually increase as Friday approaches, and the students would show a break in studying (similar to a lengthy postreinforcement pause)after each exam.But this is not an example of an FI schedule for studying.Explain why.
(33) Describe how intermittent reinforcement works against those who are ignorant of its effects. Give an example.
(39) Name six schedules of reinforcement commonly used to develop behavior persistence .
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