Discuss the Difficulties with Diagnosing Disorders of Attachment in Older

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Essay

Discuss the difficulties with diagnosing disorders of attachment in older children and adolescents.

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Definitions:

Variable-Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Fixed-Ratio

In the context of reinforcement learning, it describes a schedule where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred, leading to a high, steady rate of responding.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule in which the number of responses required for a reward varies around an average, making the reinforcement unpredictable and typically leading to high and stable response rates.

DRH

A differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior schedule where reinforcement is contingent on responses being made at or above a certain rate.