20. Continuous Reinforcement – every time the rat does the correct behavior, it is reinforced with food. Fixed Ratio Schedule – there is a fixed ratio between correct behaviors and reinforcement, i.e., 5 pedal pushes to one food pellet. Fixed Interval Schedule – rat can push the pedal at least once or possibly many more of times per every 30 seconds, but will get only one food pellet. Variable Schedules – variable ratio means you change the amount of pedal pushes needed to receive the food pellet, and variable interval means you change the time period.
Our objective is that by the end of our presentation you will be able to describe and their relation to learning. You will be able to articulate the issues and applications of behavioral learning theory in the mathematics classroom.