1) The reinforcement of every response. For example, dispensing machines are set up on a schedule of continuous reinforcement; each response (of inserting the correct change and selecting an item) is supposed to be reinforced by getting the item selected.

2) Continuous reinforcement is a schedule of reinforcement in which each performance is followed by the reinforcer. Continuous reinforcement is distinguished from intermittent reinforcement, which refers to schedules of reinforcement in which some performances go unreinforced.

3) A schedule of reinforcement in which every response is reinforced. This technique is usually used when a person is first learning a behavior, particularly in shaping procedures.

4) When each programmed response produces reinforcement (e.g., every lever press), the schedule is called CRF or continuous reinforcement.