Describe the Principle of Intermittent Reinforcement

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Essay

Describe the principle of intermittent reinforcement. Why does it make the behavior so difficult to extinguish?

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Definitions:

Zeitgebers

Environmental cues, such as light and temperature, that regulate the biological clock and rhythmic physiological or behavioral events.

Rhythmicity

The quality or state of being rhythmic, especially the regular recurrence of physiological processes or behaviors in an organism.

Entrainers

External cues or agents that synchronize biological rhythms to the environment, such as light influencing circadian rhythms.

Entrained Circadian Rhythm

The synchronization of the body's natural circadian rhythms (sleep-wake cycle and other biological processes) with the environment, such as the light-dark cycle.