PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Playtime, Reinforcement
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Differential reinforcement: applying reinforcement to a correct response, and no reinforcement when there is no correct response. Several different possible applications more complex than simple reinforcement. Differential reinforcement of low rates (drl): reinforcer is presented only if a particular response occurs at a low rate only used for tolerable behaviour. Ex: telling a child that if he gets out of his seat 3 or fewer times in an hour, he will get play time. Ex: getting an eager student to only provide an answer every 15 minutes (allowing others to speak in class too) Differential reinforcement of zero responding (dro): reinforcer is presented only if a target behaviour does not occur during a specified time interval. If the behaviour occurs, the clock starts over. The length of the time interval should be increased gradually. Differential reinforcement of incompatible responding (dri): like dro, but specifies an incompatible alternative behaviour.
