Rate of reinforcement
Encyclopedia
In behaviorism
, rate of reinforcement is number of reinforcement
s per time, usually per minute. Symbol of this rate
is usually Rf. Its first major exponent was B.F. Skinner (1939). It is used in the Matching Law
.
Rf = # of reinforcements/unit of time = SR+/t
Behaviorism
Behaviorism , also called the learning perspective , is a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all things that organisms do—including acting, thinking, and feeling—can and should be regarded as behaviors, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior...
, rate of reinforcement is number of reinforcement
Reinforcement
Reinforcement is a term in operant conditioning and behavior analysis for the process of increasing the rate or probability of a behavior in the form of a "response" by the delivery or emergence of a stimulus Reinforcement is a term in operant conditioning and behavior analysis for the process of...
s per time, usually per minute. Symbol of this rate
Rate
In mathematics, a rate is a ratio between two measurements, often with different units. If the unit or quantity in respect of which something is changing is not specified, usually the rate is per unit time. However, a rate of change can be specified per unit time, or per unit of length or mass or...
is usually Rf. Its first major exponent was B.F. Skinner (1939). It is used in the Matching Law
Matching law
In operant conditioning, the matching law is a quantitative relationship that holds between the relative rates of response and the relative rates of reinforcement in concurrent schedules of reinforcement...
.
Rf = # of reinforcements/unit of time = SR+/t