multiple reinforcement schedule

a compound schedule of reinforcement in which two or more schedules alternate and each schedule is associated with a different exteroceptive stimulus. For example, under a multiple fixed-interval extinction schedule, a tone could be present while the fixed-interval schedule is in effect and absent when extinction is in effect.

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March 16th 2025

cortical lesion

a pathological change in the cerebral cortex of the brain, which may be congenital or acquired and due to any cause.