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Example:
Every time your child crayons on the wall, you say "oh, how pretty".
The idea behind continuous reinforcement is that there is always a payoff directly after the behavior. Your child, if praised for crayoning the wall, will do it again.
If, when your child crayoned on the wall, you said, "oh no dear, walls are not for crayoning. You did not know, and I love you -- you are ok, but crayoning on the wall is not o.k. , and now you know the rule. We have to clean it off now. I'll help you, and show you how. But if you do it again, after I have told you not to, then I will have to take away the crayons, so that you can't do it. I'd rather you remember not to do it by yourself, because I want you to be able to have and enjoy your crayons, but the wall cannot be crayoned on." (obviously, if you've got a pre-verbal kid, or one too young to know, remember, and appreciate a bit of reason, then you just do not praise, and do not freak out, just take the crayons away, clean the wall, and make sure the child does not have crayons when unsupervised until they are older and can understand explanations and reason a bit.
Another Example:
Every time you eat ice cream, it tastes delicious. You get an immediate reward. Yummy. You are likely to eat ice cream again.
Behaviors are reinforced when they are rewarded.
Continuous reinforcement makes a behavior pretty likely to be repeated frequently, and become a habit.
What else can I help you with?
Why are partial reinforcement more effective than a continuous reinforcement schedule?
Partial reinforcement is more effective than continuous reinforcement because it creates a stronger resistance to extinction. When reinforcement is not given consistently, the behavior becomes more persistent as the individual continues to anticipate the reward. This leads to longer-lasting behavior change compared to continuous reinforcement, where the behavior may extinguish more quickly when the reward is removed.
What is more common continuous or partial reinforcement?
partial reinforcement i reinforcing a response part of the time.
Which reinforcement schedule produces the fastest extinction rate?
A continuous reinforcement schedule typically leads to the fastest extinction rate. This is because the behavior is consistently reinforced, so when the reinforcement is removed, the behavior decreases rapidly.
Once continuous reinforcement is discontinued the reinforced behavior will?
extinguish gradually.
When is reinforcement given on an intermittent reinforcement schedule?
Reinforcement is given on an intermittent reinforcement schedule at varying and unpredictable intervals, such as after a specific number of responses (ratio schedule) or after a specific amount of time has passed (interval schedule). This type of reinforcement schedule can be more effective in maintaining behavior compared to continuous reinforcement.
What are some schedules of reinforcement?
There are two kinds of reinforcement schedules. The first is continuous reinforcement where desired behavior is reinforced every time. The second schedule is partial reinforcement where a response is reinforced part of the time. Within partial reinforcement, there are four schedules which include fixed-ratio, variable-ratio, and fixed-interval and variable- interval.
Is temperature an example of continuous variable?
Yes. It is a continuous variable. As used in probability theory, it is an example of a continuous random variable.
What is a reinforcement schedule that results in consistently high productivity?
A continuous reinforcement schedule, where a reward is given every time a desired behavior occurs, can lead to consistently high productivity. This helps in maintaining motivation and reinforcement of the behavior.
Are zip codes and example of continuous variables?
It is not continuous.
Is the variation in weight in human populations an example of discrete or continuous variation?
It is an example of continuous variations.
What is a example of post reinforcement pause?
Post-reinforcement pause is a pause in responding that typically occurs after the delivery of the reinforcer on fixed-ratio and fixed-interval schedules of reinforcement.
Which reinforcement schedule reward a behavior every time it occurs?
A continuous reinforcement schedule rewards a behavior every time it occurs. This type of schedule is effective for quickly establishing and maintaining a new behavior.
