Schedules of Reinforcement

2022 Reprint of the 1957 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This revolutionary book, first published in 1957, described how organisms could be reinforced on different schedules and that different schedules resulted in varied behavioral outcomes.

Table of contents:

Introduction

Continuous Reinforcement Schedule

Partial Reinforcement Schedules

Fixed Interval

Variable Interval

Fixed Ratio

Variable Ratio

Response Rates of Different Reinforcement Schedules

Extinction Rates of Different Reinforcement Schedules

Implications for Behavioral Psychology