Choice

Choice is studied experimentally by using

• Multiple schedules

• Concurrent schedules

• Interval schedules

• Time schedules

2 or more schedules simultaneously available

• Multiple schedules

• Concurrent schedules

• Alternative schedules

• Compound schedules

The distribution of time and behavior between response options is called:

• Delay discounting

• Preference

• Choice

• Discrimination

Generally, in concurrent schedules, higher responding is allocated towards this schedule:

• The FR schedule

• The schedule with highest reinforcement rate

• Variable schedules

• The schedule that requires the highest response ratio

Programming a higher reinforcement rate for one of two schedules, will result in EXCLUSIVE responding to that alternative, but only when using this type of schedule

• Variable

• Multiple

• Ratio

• Concurrent

These schedules do not result in exclusive behavior allocated to one alternative

• Interval

• Multiple

• Concurrent

• Random

When using these schedules, responding in one alternative does not affect earning or losing reinforcers in the other alternative

• Interval

• Ratio

• Time

• Multiple

With these schedules the organism can maximize overall reinforcement by responding to both alternatives

• Concurrent Interval

• Concurrent Ratio

Maximizing reinforcement in concurrent schedules means

• Responding at a high rate to obtain all the reinforcers in the highest paying schedule

• Responding exclusively in the schedule with the highest reinforcement rate

• Responding to both alternatives to obtain the maximum amount of reinforcers in both alternatives

• Responding at maximum rate to both alternatives

Overall reinforcement can be maximized by:

• Responding only to one option

• Distributing behavior between both options