# Variable-Ratio Schedule **Domain:** Behaviorism / Temporal Control **Doc Type:** Concept **Maturity:** Developed **Related:** [[Reinforcement Schedule]], [[Continuous Availability]], [[Recommendation Systems]], [[Schedule and Loop]] ## Definition A variable-ratio schedule delivers reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses and is associated with persistent, high-rate responding. ## Schedule–Loop Context In the router it supplies a precise model for gambling-like feeds and, more cautiously, a structural analogy for irregular opportunities that keep a person repeatedly checking or continuously available. ## Backlinks - [[Schedule and Loop]] - [[articles/Schedule and Loop|Schedule and Loop]] - [[Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]]