Animal+training+CC

Today in class you will be creating a manual for how to train a fictitious animal how to complete a task. This assignment is due Th for 10pts.

Your manual will include the relevant following terms related to classical conditioning: classical conditioning (CC) -the learned pairing of an action with a stimulus unconditioned response (CC) -an action/behavior that is not yet trained. conditioned response (both but CC always) -an action/behavior that is now owned/displayed/mastered. unconditioned stimulus or neutral stimulus (both but CC always) -something that will eventually be connected with a reaction/response. conditioned stimulus (CC) -something that is connected to a reaction. You automatically go to class when the bell chimes. stimulus generalization (either) - all stimuli are lumped together, fearing all furry things, not just white rats. discriminative stimulus (either) - the ability to tell the difference between 2 stimuli, ex: the fire alarm and the bell. operant conditioning (OC) -modifying behavior by rewarding or punishing behavior in order to shape a particular outcome. primary reinforcers (OC) -something you don't have to learn to love or hate. Base biological needs. secondary reinforcers (OC) - something that you learned to love or hate negative reinforcement (OC) -removing a stimulus. ex: no homework, taking away cellphone. positive reinforcement (OC) -introducing a stimulus. ex: spanking, a cupcake. reinforcement schedule (OC) -how often a reinforcement is introduced. extinction (either) -forgetting a conditioned response. spontaneous recovery (either) -remembering something that was previously forgotten. intermittent reinforcement schedule (OC) -offering positive or negative stimulus occasionally constant reinforcement schedule (OC) -every time the desired action is performed, a positive or negative stimulus is presented.

You may write out your manual in bullet point form, you must however include and underline the relevant vocabulary terms, feel free to use other terms from the text. Please clearly write up all the steps involved.

You received one of the following tasks when you entered the room:

Teaching a giraffe how to pick apples. Teaching a puppy not to pee inside, but rather outside. Teaching a cat to sleep on the floor, not on the couch. Teaching a chimpanzee to open a door with a knob. Teaching a pig to climb stairs. Teaching a rat to push a doorbell. Teaching a hamster to go through the maze. Teaching a dolphin to jump through a hoop. Teaching a sea lion to balance a ball on his nose. Teaching a dog to take off a person’s socks. Teaching a mouse to go down a hole. Teaching a dolphin to nod its head up and down. Teaching a horse to run in a circle without a lead. Teaching a sheep to go through a gate. Teaching a cow to push through a swinging open gate. Teaching a dog to sleep on your floor instead of the bed. Teaching a guinea pig to eat from the red bowl and not the blue one. Teaching a pigeon to tap a piano key. Teaching a mouse to come when a bell rings.