Chapter 5: Behaviour Modification

Question 1

What are the two major classes

Answer 1

Habituation
-flooding 
-desensitization
Counter conditioning 
-classical
-operant

Question 2

What is habituation

Answer 2

Response to a stimulus diminishes over time due to repeated exposure with no adverse or pleasurable experiences
-animal gets used to it
Simple and common form of learning
-teaches animal what not to fear
Divided into flooding and desensitization

Question 3

What is flooding

Answer 3

Expose to stimulus head on, full force
-hold down to trim nails
Can make them worse and more reactive (sensitized)
-worse for next nail trims

Question 4

What is desensitization

Answer 4

More useful than flooding
Use less intense stimulus first
What no reaction gradually increase
Works best when paired with counter conditioning

Question 5

What is counter conditioning

Answer 5

Change response to a stimulus
Or train a different behaviour
Goal is a positive response
Desensitization goal is for neutral response to stimulus

Question 6

What is classical counter conditioning

Answer 6

Create a different association 
-emotional and psychologic
Change the emotional state
-carrier doesn’t not equal fear
Pair with desensitization for best results

Question 7

What is operant counter conditioning

Answer 7

Train a different response to stimulus
Pair with desensitization for best results
Classical conditioning is occurring at the same time
-use positive reinforcement for positive association
-need to address the emotional state

Question 8

Definitions on

Answer 8

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