Conditioned reinforcement

Question 1

Conditioned reinforcer

Answer 1

• Learnt through pairing with other reinforces

- Learning history determines what someone finds uniquely reinforcing

Question 2

Generalized conditioned reinforcer

Answer 2

-reinforcer that can be paired with other reinforcers e.g. praise, money, tokens etc. all produce an outcome

Question 3

Token economy

Answer 3

• Tokens must be exchanged for reinforcers or back up reinforces that someone finds reinforcing
• Be clear about when and where the exchange will happen and define behaviors well or drift and inconsistencies will occur. Do not negotiate or use punishment.
• Allow the person to contact the reinforcer early and don’t make it hard to assess

Question 4

Problem with fish farms

Answer 4

-Overcrowding, worse taste, require antibiotics, unsustainable (not all fish are used) and inhumane

Question 5

Aquaculture recall training

Answer 5

• Use conditioned reinforcers paired with the sound of a tone so fish can be let go to live and they will come back when signaled.
• Tested on 10,000 juvenile red sea breams were trained and released, later 4,000 returned. Eventually their prey learnt the tone was not safe as they would be fed on.

Question 6

Animal husbandry

Answer 6

-Conditioned reinforcement can be used to train animals to tolerate medical procedures which allows sedation to be avoided

Question 7

Target training

Answer 7

-Animals were given a physical target that they must touch to receive a reinforcer, useful for positioning so trainers don’t have to get close e.g. get animal onto a scale

Question 8

TAGteach

Answer 8

-Acoustic markers can provide positive reinforcement and act as immediate feedback for sports performance without needing a social response so learner can focus

Question 9

Immediacy

Answer 9

-Reinforcement must follow target behaviour immediately or the wrong behaviour may be reinforced

Question 10

Shaping

Answer 10

-Existing behaviour is put on extinction to produce novel behaviors and the closest approximation to the target behaviour is reinforced

Question 11

Sea World training

Answer 11

• Clicker training links behaviour and primary reinforcer
• Dolphin is reinforced for reaching a target on the surface of the water which is raised until the target behaviour is reached and the target can be phased out