Behavioral analysis of reinforcement schedules examines how the temporal and quantitative arrangement of reinforcers shapes the rate, pattern and persistence of behaviour. Rooted in operant ...

A fixed-interval schedule in operant conditioning rewards the first response after a set time period. Responses tend to increase as the time for reinforcement approaches, then decrease immediately ...

Operant conditioning, sometimes called instrumental conditioning or Skinnerian conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, ...

The concept of "reinforcement" has a long history in psychology. Pavlov used the term reinforcement to explain the strengthening of the association between the sound of a bell and the production of ...