Reinforcement Schedules (690 Words)

Wk 3 DQ1 Reinforcement Schedules
Writer please first read my attached ebook chapters 5 & 6 by: Lieberman, D.A. (2012). Psychology of learning. San
Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education. This a required source
Next required source is to locate a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article in the Ashford University Library. This
article must be an original research project published within the past five years. You are required to obtain this source
from my Ashford University online Library here are the instructions:
Login to www.ashford.edu
Id – dabark8713 and password MyClass2 (case sensitive)
Under the second column from the left you will see the section learning source and the first link will be to the Library.
From there you can locate peer-reviewed articles.
Utilize at least one peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years, cited according to APA
guidelines
The assignment:
Various reinforcement schedules have been shown to have different effects on the rate and retention of learning.
In your own words, explain the meaning of fixed interval (FI), variable interval (VI), fixed ratio (FR), and variable ratio
(VR) reinforcement schedules. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of the four types of
reinforcement schedules?
Give an example from your own experience when one of the four types of reinforcement schedules was used. What
were the results?
Let me know if you have any questions.