Variable-Ratio Schedules: The Science of Getting Hooked
Where reinforcements are scheduled randomly as determined by the number of responses needed for reinforcement. The number of responses varies from reinforcement to reinforcement.
RANDOM-RATIO SCHEDULE (RR SCHEDULE): “Random-ratio schedules feature a different number of responses needed for reinforcement from reinforcement to reinforcement. That is perhaps five responses needed for the first, 20 for the second and so on.”
