RANDOM-RATIO SCHEDULE (RR SCHEDULE)

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N., Pam M.S.
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Where reinforcements are scheduled randomly as determined by the number of responses needed for reinforcement. The number of responses varies from reinforcement to reinforcement.

RANDOM-RATIO SCHEDULE (RR SCHEDULE): "Random-ratio schedules feature a different number of responses needed for reinforcement from reinforcement to reinforcement. That is perhaps five responses needed for the first, 20 for the second and so on."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. RANDOM-INTERVAL SCHEDULE (RI SCHEDULE)
  2. PROGRESSIVE-RATIO SCHEDULE
  3. FIXED-RATIO SCHEDULE (FR SCHEDULE)
  4. RATIO SCHEDULE OF REINFORCEMENT
  5. RATIO STRAIN
  6. VARIABLE-INTERVAL REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE (VI SCHEDULE)
  7. SCHEDULE OF REINFORCEMENT
  8. STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING
  9. INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT
  10. RATIO REINFORCEMENT
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "RANDOM-RATIO SCHEDULE (RR SCHEDULE)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/random-ratio-schedule-rr-schedule/ (accessed April 18, 2021).
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