Re: differential reinforcement

[Guest guest]

Hi shar,

You're probably best off to get a good book on the subject, such as Behavior

Modification, What It Is and How To Do It, by Garry and ph Pear? I

suspect there are better books now.. .

[Their book, B. M., says, " A schedule of reinforcement is a rule specifying

which occurences of a given behavior, if any, will be reinforced. " The two

extremes of reinforcement are continuous reinforcement and extinction (no

reinforcement, + and - omitted. Between these two extremes lies intermittent

reinforcement. Not being more specific than that, " what " experts?! .. . " I " have

surmised that differential reinforcement is reinforcing (scheduled, of a

" rule? " ) relative to the behavior you're aspiring to reinforce between the two

extremes of reinforcement possibilities, which encompasses intermittent

reinforcement, adjustable " differentially " (differently?) to the results you

seek? (of what motivates?) which exists between the two extremes of

reinforcement possibilities. Also, probably, if not logically? " any " scheduled

reinforcement for the situations, of distinctions, you are reinforcing towards,

of varying the reinforcement accordingly, there being so many different

possibilites between the two extremes, of differential reinforcement? Hello? I'm

trying to give a " comprehensive " definition, for " understanding more " .. . ! How

am I doing in that respect? Compared to what?]

or, key related terms into an Internet search engine to see what comes up? is my

sense of what you could and should try, of how elaborate all that can be and how

well others have put it of making that somewhat their job, where a more

authoritative (in that respect) definition is what you're looking for, in that

respect

Perhaps an expert here will proffer their own definition for as much. Dare to

understand? in which case what I have offered might be enough!

Best wishes either way.

Mike,

I ABA/J

ABA for Understanding

Volunteer.

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> Hi

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> can someone please explain what are differential reinforcements and what are

the types of differential reinforcements

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> shar

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[Guest guest]

Differential reinforcement means reinforcing a behavior that is either

incompatible with / alternate to (DRI/A) an undesired behavior or is a

different (other) behavior than the undesired behavior (DRO).

Reinforcement schedules include fixed interval, variable interval, fixed

ratio, and variable ratio. Fixed interval is reinforcement delivered

after every occurrence of a specified time period (every 5 minutes).

Variable interval is reinforcement delivered after occurrence of a

variable (random) time period (2 minutes, then 4 minutes, then 1 minute,

etc.). Fixed ratio is reinforcement delivered after occurrence of a

specifided number of behaviors (every 5 behavior occurrences). Variable

ratio is reinforcement delivered after occurrence of a variable (random)

number of behaviors (2 behaviors, 4 behaviors, 1 behavior). Variable

ratio is most effective. I can't remember where I read the formula 2*n-1

but it is used to bracket and fade the variable ratio schedule. For

example, if n=2, then the variable ratio schedule would be 2*2-1=3. So

the reinforcement would be variable anywhere between 1 and 3 times (3

behaviors, 1 behavior, 2 behaviors, 1 behavior, etc.). Then n=3 so

2*3-1=5 and so on.

Aimee