Delay reduction hypothesis
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In classical conditioning
, the delay reduction hypothesis states that certain discriminative stimuli
(DS) are more effective as conditioned reinforcers (CR) if they signal a decrease in time to a positive reinforcer or an increase in time to an aversive stimulus or punishment. This is often applied in chain link schedules, with the final link being the aversive stimulus or positive (unconditioned) reinforcer.
. As a hypothesis, delay reduction proposes that delays are aversive to organisms and that choices will be made by the organism to reduce delay.
When an organism was rewarded for an act it would repeat that action and hope for the same outcome. This would make that organism condtioned to either act or not act on the specific stimulius.
Classical conditioning
Classical conditioning is a form of conditioning that was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov...
, the delay reduction hypothesis states that certain discriminative stimuli
Stimulus (psychology)
In psychology, stimuli are energy patterns which are registered by the senses. In behaviorism and related stimulus–response theories, stimuli constitute the basis for behavior, whereas in perceptual psychology they constitute the basis for perception.In the second half of the 19th century, the...
(DS) are more effective as conditioned reinforcers (CR) if they signal a decrease in time to a positive reinforcer or an increase in time to an aversive stimulus or punishment. This is often applied in chain link schedules, with the final link being the aversive stimulus or positive (unconditioned) reinforcer.
History
The delay reduction hypothesis was developed in 1969 by Edmund FantinoEdmund Fantino
Fantino was born and raised in Queens, New York before continuing on to earn his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Cornell University in 1961, and his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University in 1964...
. As a hypothesis, delay reduction proposes that delays are aversive to organisms and that choices will be made by the organism to reduce delay.
When an organism was rewarded for an act it would repeat that action and hope for the same outcome. This would make that organism condtioned to either act or not act on the specific stimulius.
See also
- Classical conditioningClassical conditioningClassical conditioning is a form of conditioning that was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov...
- Reinforcement#Positive vs. negative
- fear conditioningFear conditioningFear conditioning is a behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events. It is a form of learning in which an aversive stimulus is associated with a particular neutral context or neutral stimulus , resulting in the expression of fear responses to the originally neutral...