Reinforcement Scheduling

#Psychology

Types

• Fixed-ratio (FR)
  • Reward offered every couple actions
  • Continuous reinforcement: reward offered every time
• Variable-ratio (VR)
  • Reward offered every couple actions randomly
• Fixed-interval (FI)
  • Reward offered every couple seconds
• Variable-interval (VI)
  • Reward offered every couple seconds randomly
  • Least prone to extinction