Reinforcement Schedules

Reinforcement Schedules

1. continuous reinforcement

   • Reinforcement given for each desired response
   • Fast learning rate
   • Highly susceptible to extinction
     • extinction
       • the fading out of a response following an initial burst of that behavior after reinforcement ceases

2. partial reinforcement

   • Reinforcement given only intermittently
   • Slower learning rate, but less susceptible to extinction