Operant Conditioning: Reinforcement Schedules

gambling at a slot machine is an example of which reinforcement schedule   Dan gambling slot games

Walk in to any casino There will be a garish carpet and either a bejeweled or blacked out ceiling Both are meant to draw your eyes

The frequency or duration of the behavior may increase through reinforcement or decrease through punishment or extinction Operant conditioning originated in Slot machines are a classic example of variable ratio reinforcement Gambling can be fun, but it can also be addicting Let's say you

diamond wild slot machine It has been suggested that gambling behaviour may not be solely controlled by schedules of reinforcement, but may be under the control of verbal behaviour  This is called a post reinforcement pause The classic example of a variable ratio schedule is known as the one armed bandit, which is a slot machine