Visual Representations of Response Rates

Choosing when to deliver reinforcement is an important factor that can impact how quickly clients master skills. Understanding the different response rates can assist behavior analysts in deciding the most appropriate reinforcement schedule.

Describe how a response rate looks on a graph for each of the following reinforcement schedules: variable ratio, variable interval, fixed ratio, and fixed interval.
Describe a mnemonic device you may use to remember how each of these graphs would look.
Provide one example of a behavior that would benefit from each of the different types of reinforcement schedules.
Choosing when to deliver reinforcement is an important factor that can impact how quickly clients master skills. Understanding the different response rates can assist behavior analysts in deciding the most appropriate reinforcement schedule.

Describe how a response rate looks on a graph for each of the following reinforcement schedules: variable ratio, variable interval, fixed ratio, and fixed interval.
Describe a mnemonic device you may use to remember how each of these graphs would look.
Provide one example of a behavior that would benefit from each of the different types of reinforcement schedules.