Elephant Learning

_____is when you pair a primary positive reinforcer (usually food) and a secondary reinforcer such as a sound marker

• Primary Positive Reinforcer

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Secondary Positive Reinforcement

What was the sound marker in this study

• Mahout

• Short Bell

• Short whistle blow

The Aim of this study was to see whether free-contact, traditionally trained elephants can be trained in a ______ by using positive reinforcement

Which methods were used to teach the elephants

• Capture

• Lure

• Shaping

• Secondary Positive

  Reinforcement

_____ waiting for animal to perform a behavior naturally then "capturing" it by marking it with a reward

• Lure

• Capture

• Shaping

______for non-natural behavior's, an animal is forced into a certain body position by placing a reward in a certain place

• Capture

• Lure

• Shaping

_______After starting either capture or lure rewards are then only given for the behaviors that are "best" incrementally closer to the goal behavior

• reinforcement
• punishment
• extinction
• shaping

Trunk here

• Lure

• Capture

• Shaping

Trunk up

• Lure

• Capture

• Shaping

Bucket

• Lure

• Capture

• Shaping