0Principles of Learning Lab VI
Due Date: November 11, 2013
Read Chapter 12 and perform exercises 31-36.
Prepare a lab report in APA format answering the following questions based on the completed exercises.
Questions provide a basis to write your report in an essay form. Do not write your report in points,
bullets, or answers to specific questions. Print out Cumulative Records and Operant Associations
Window (from the Mind Window) for the exercises below.
Exercise 34.
Train Sniffy on a small fixed ratio schedule (FR5), and then increase it to FR10, FR 20, and FR50. States
how quickly were you able to make Sniffy learn all these schedules, and how many different schedules
did you use to achieve it?
Exercise 31-32.
Now train Sniffy on a variable ratio schedule and train him on (VR5, VR10, VR20 and VR50) schedules.
States how quickly were you able to make Sniffy learn all these schedules, and how many different
schedules did you use to achieve it?
Exercise 35.
Train Sniffy on fixed interval schedule (FI5, FI10, FI20, and FI50) schedules. How many different
schedules did you use to achieve it? States how quickly were you able to make Sniffy learn all these
schedules, and how many different schedules did you use to achieve it?
Exercise 33.
Train Sniffy on variable interval schedule (VI5, VI10, VI20, and VI50) schedules. How many different
schedules did you use to achieve it? States how quickly were you able to make Sniffy learn all these
schedules, and how many different schedules did you use to achieve it?
Exercise 36.
How does partial reinforcement work on extinction?