Question

After you have shaped a successive approximation to a terminal behavior, what general type of reinforcement schedule should you use before increasing your criteria for reinforcement?'

Answer 1

Subsequent to shaping a successive approximation to a terminal behavior, I should use intermittent reinforcement schedule prior to increasing my criteria for reinforcement.  An intermittent reinforcement schedule refers to a situation where reinforcement is done after some behaviors or responses but certainly not after each one.