VI. Extinction & Partial Reinforcement
A. Partial Reinforcement Schedules
1.
Schedule Types
a. Simple
b. Multiple (e.g., Hulse)
c. Chained
d. Concurrent (e.g., Herrnstein)
2.
Simple Schedules
a. Types
b. Response Characteristics
B. Theories
of
Extinction
1.
Hull: Drive Reduction of Reactive Inhibition
2.
Guthrie: Competing Response Acquisition
3. Mowrer & Jones: Discrimination Theory
4. Amsel: The Frustration Hypothesis
5. Capaldi: The Sequential Hypothesis
6. Hulse: Dynamic Cognitive Expectancies & Pattern
Sensitivity