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Old 07-01-2008, 12:26 PM   #15 (permalink)
Willravel
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Originally Posted by sapiens
Perhaps I am misunderstanding you, but both dogs and humans display more resistance to extinction using partial reinforcement schedules. We are not different from dogs in that regard.
I was taught in school that we both shared this, but I've found that it's actually more true with humans and less true with dogs. Intermittent reinforcement enjoys a better success rate in humans than dogs.

Still, CR/PR would likely be the best for a human child.

I'm glad psychology occasionally surfaces here on TFP. I'd hate to get rusty.
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