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