Reinforcement delay

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Reinforcement

Reinforcement

Community reinforcement Contingent reinforcement Cumulative record Differential reinforcement Law of effect Mathematical principles Negative reinforcement Noncontingent reinforcement Nonverbal reinforcement Positive reinforcement Primary reinforcement Punishment Reinforcement amounts Reinforcement delay Reinforcement theory Rewards Reward system Schedules of reinforcement Secondary reinforcement Self reinforcement Social punishment Social reinforcement

Reinforcement delay is the time delay set in operant conditioning reinforcement schedules that require a pause between the occurence of a conditioned response and the delivery of the reinforcement. The priciple is similar to that of the interstimulus interval in classical conditioning

See also

• Delay of gratification
• Delayed alternation
• Reinforcement amounts
• Stimulus intervals