Article: The effects of schedules of reinforcement on instruction following.

Article: The Power of Reinforcement: A Review.(Book review)
The Psychological Record;  March 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... the plausible role of reinforcement in the lives of certain ... Darwin. An extended reinforcement analysis of Stephen ... that imitation and instruction-following undermine the operation of reinforcement principles. The treatment ...

Article: Reinforcement Theory
Encyclopedia of Management;      700+ words ...Reinforcement Theory Reinforcement theory is the process of shaping behavior by controlling the consequences of the behavior. In reinforcement theory, a combination of rewards and/or punishments is used ...

Article: Reinforcement and the Genetics of Hybrid Incompatibilities
Genetics;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... derive a general analytic model of reinforcement to study the effects of sex linkage on reinforcement under three forms of selection against ... have a large effect on the amount of reinforcement due to hybrid incompatibility. Sex ...

Article: Reinforcement and accessories overview
Concrete;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Reinforcement is fundamental to structural concrete ... applications. From straightforward reinforcement to ingenious prefabricated components ... dimensioning, bending and cutting of steel reinforcement for concrete, was published in April ...

Article: Reinforcement
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior;      700+ words ...REINFORCEMENT Although the term reinforcement has many common uses and associated meanings, its meaning ... making a reinforcer contingent on behavior is termed positive reinforcement, and a reinforcer is any object or event that, when delivered ...

Article: Lattice Shear Reinforcement for Slab-Column Connections
ACI Structural Journal;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... may result in the necessity of shear reinforcement. In the present study, a new type of shear reinforcement using lattice bars was developed ... structural performance of the lattice shear reinforcement, direct punching shear tests for four ...

Article: Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction.(Review)
AI Magazine;  March 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction, Richard ... ISBN 0-262-19398-1. The reinforcement learning problem is the challenge ... foundations of this exciting area. Reinforcement learning pioneers Rich Sutton and ...