Fagen (elephant learning)

Operant conditioning is best defined as learning through [ ].

[ ] stimulus: something that prompts escape/avoidance behaviour

Trunk washes are an important way to diagnose what disease?

• tuberculosis

• pneumonia

• RSV

• trunk cancer

All 5 elephants in Fagen lived in a stable in [ ].

The whistle was used as a [ ] reinforcer, which Es were first trained to associate with bananas.

The main research method of Fagen was

• case study

• experiment

• controlled observation

• correlation

The sample size of Fagen was [ ] elephants.

[ ] of the elephants were juveniles aged 5-7, while one was an adult in her 50s.

The 4 juvenile elephants ranged in age from [ ].

The elephants in the sample were chosen for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• docility and trainability

• previous experience with SPR

• mahouts willing to participate

• not pregnant or caring for a calf