Reinforcement control of a young child's behavior. (1968)
1968 · Short film · 15 min
Synopsis
Paul Weisberg of the University of Alabama shows how a sixteen-month-old child is trained to press a lever for snacks under the influence of several schedules of reinforcement: fixed ratio, variable ratio, and differential reinforcement of low rates (DRL). Behavioral adjustments are necessary to meet the DRL requirements after a history of high-rate responding Summary Describes the behavioral adjustments necessary to meet the differential reinforcement of low rates in an experiment for snack…
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