Application of behaviour Flashcards
1
Q
what are undesired behaviours that are often seen as wrong
A
- hard to catch
- head shy
- bite/kick
- pulls when tied
- barn sour
- spooking
- bolting
2
Q
how can you modify behaviours
A
- elimiation of behaviours
- reinforce positive behaviours
3
Q
how can you avoid negative behaviours during training
A
- clear with what you want
- precise with commands and movements
- create a safe environment for you and the horse, respect your horse and have them respect your space
- over come natural behaviours
4
Q
why apply optimum training principles
A
- optimize horse welfare
- reduce horse wastage - 30% get sold for not listening
- decrease horse related injuries
- minimize stress
- decrease fear
- avoid creating conflict behaviour
- decrease unpredictable behaviours
- horses perform better
5
Q
how do horses learn
A
- trial and error
- classical conditioning
- operant learning theory
- associate learning
6
Q
what is trial and error learning
A
- spontaneous behaviour
- reward system when something works
- repetition behaviour
7
Q
what is classical conditioning
A
- unconditioned stimulus
- unconditioned response
conditioned stimulus
conditioned response - unconditioned response is now conditioned after unconditioned and conditioned stimulus are paired
8
Q
what is an example of an unconditioned response
A
salivation, flight, elivated heartrate, elevated cortisol, decreased heart rate
9
Q
what is Operant learning theory
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- positive reinforcement - reward for good behaviour
- negative punishment - withholding reward
- positive punishment - eliminante behaviour with punishment
- negative reinforcement - stimulus pressure, action and stopping pressure
10
Q
what is negative reinforcement
A
- aversive stimulus - behaviour - release
- pressure - release
- strength of stimuli and timing of release
- start with the slightest amount of behaviour to illicite response
11
Q
what is evasive behaviour
A
- avoidance and conflict behaviour
- negative reinforcement becomes punishment
- creates learned helplessness
12
Q
what is learned helplessness
A
- continour pressure - submits to pressure and has no reaction
13
Q
what is positive reinforcement
A
bribing
- cue - behaviour - reward
- successive approximation= steps that lead up to final behaviour
- potential problems - accidently teacing bad behaviours
14
Q
what is positive punshment
A
- timing
- action - punichment - cessation
- severity
- the horse has to understand what its being punished for
- can result with learned helplessness or fearfullness
15
Q
what is negative punishment
A
- long term commitment
- action - withhold reward - cessation
- extinction of response
