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Compound schedule

Any arrangement combining two or more basic schedules of reinforcement, presented at the same time, in alternation, or in sequence.

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Concurrent, multiple, mixed, chained, and tandem schedules are compound schedules.

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BCBA B.10 · Concepts and PrinciplesCompound schedules: concurrent, multiple, mixed, and chained

Chained schedule
Concurrent schedule
Mixed schedule
Multiple schedule
Schedule of reinforcement
Tandem schedule

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