Partial Reinforcement

[flametree]

Guys i don't reckon there's going to be a question on which schedule of reinforcement is the most difficult to extinguish, and if there is they will take both variable schedules

If you look at the 2005 exam one of the questions asks:

In Skinner's original experiments, behaviour that had been conditioned by which type of schedule was found to be the most difficult to extinguish?
A. Variable schedule
B. Fixed schedule
C. Continuous reinforcement schedule
D. Punishment schedule

The answers they provide without stating interval or ratio lead me to believe that they already know of the confusion between which is most resistant to extinction. So i highly doubt they will put in a question/only take one correct answer when they don't even seem to know the answer

[jinny1]

Schedules of Reinforcement arent even in the study design anyway (im pretty sure)

[Spreadbury]

Schedules of Reinforcement arent even in the study design anyway (im pretty sure)

don't be too complacent, I've seen many questions asking about schedules of reinforcement in exams from other companies

[jinny1]

yea its still important thing to know and revise but vcaa won't ask you a detailed question regarding fixed ratio, variable interval etc...

they will more likely ask about continuous/partial reinforcement...

[masonnnn]

this is good, can stop freaking out because of the damn company exams now aha.

[Glockmeister]

operant conditioning, including Skinner’s original experiments (the Skinner box) and processes
of acquisition, extinction, stimulus generalisation, stimulus discrimination, spontaneous recovery

that's what your study design says.