Schedule for a Habit That Survives Lapses
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A habit that survives interruption is built on a variable-ratio schedule, which produces the greatest resistance to extinction.
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A behavior reinforced after an unpredictable number of repetitions persists through long unreinforced stretches.
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The obvious choice here is continuous reinforcement, and it is the wrong one. It extinguishes fastest.
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