Interval Timing

Interval timing typically involves:

• Predicting environmental changes based on location

• Responding to reinforcement at precise intervals

• Reacting to unpredictable sequences

• Monitoring social cues

Fill in the blank:
The __________ schedule is used to assess timing based on the duration between events.

• Variable-ratio

• Peak-interval

• Continuous reinforcement

• Extinction

True or False:
In the peak-interval procedure, responding tends to be random after reinforcement.

• True

• False

Which is a key indicator that an animal is using interval timing in a peak procedure?

• No response until the signal ends

• Highest response rate at the trained interval

• Decreasing response with repeated trials

• Sudden increase in variability

Interval timing helps organisms:

• Detect the order of stimuli

• Predict the spatial location of reinforcers

• Anticipate when reinforcers are due

• Choose between multiple reinforcers