Today in class, I returned tests from a few weeks ago and we reviewed the FRQs in class. Make sure to ask for your test and I'd be happy to sit with you to explain how the FRQ was graded.
We returned to Operant Conditioning to finish the last topic, "Schedules of Reinforcement." The quickest way to teach a new behavior is to reinforce every occurance of a behavior, but that behavior is unlikely to last beyond the reinforcement unless a partial (or intermittent) schedule of reinforcement is applied. A schedule is "Fixed" if the reinforcement is given on a predictable schedule, while it is "variable" if the schedule is unpredictable. Also, the schedule is considered to be a "ratio" if it is applied based on the number of responses and it is an "interval" if the application of reinforcement is based on time. That gives us four schedules of reinforcement- fixed ratio, fixed interval, variable ratio, and variable interval. Check your textbook for further information and then try to complete these exercises that we completed and reviewed in class: Schedules of Reinforcement
We used the rest of class to review a handful of other topics related to learning: Latent Learning, Learned Helplessness, Observational Learning, and Insight. These topics are listed in your class outline. Here are some slides that we used in class to review the terms: Cognition and Learning
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