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VARIABLE RATIO SCHEDULE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

An intermittent reinforcement schedule in which ... the specific ratios are from a random series of ratios having a given mean and lying within an arbitrary range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie expérimentale
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Programme de renforcement partiel où le renforçateur est donné après un nombre de réponses variable, mais fondé sur une moyenne.

CONT

Le programme à proportion variable est conçu pour que le renforçateur ne soit dispensé qu'après une certaine quantité de réponses, variant autour d'un nombre moyen. Un animal soumis à un programme VR 10 risque aussi bien d'être récompensé après 2 réponses qu'après 5, 9, 12 ou 18 réponses, pour un nombre moyen de 10 réponses.

Spanish

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