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Skinner
Fixed Interval Schedule: one reinforcement is given after a fixed time interval
providing at least one correct response has been made.
Variable Interval Ratio: providing one correct response has been made,
reinforcement is given after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.
Applications of Operant
Conditioning
Psychologists have applied skinner’s operant
condition technique to modify human
behaviour in clinical, business, and educational
settings.
Behaviour modification: a form of therapy that
applies the principle of reinforcement to bring
about desired behavioural changes.
Token economy: a behavioural modification
technique in which tokens, which can be
exchanged for valued objects or privileges, are
awarded for desirable behaviours.
Educational applications: in the conventional
learning situation operant condition applies
largely to class or student management, rather
than to learning content.
Critical evaluation