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WorksheetsPositive Reinforcement Training Terminologies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Positive Reinforcement is a form of which training theory?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Sensitisation
Desensitization
Operant conditioning was first theorised by :
M Roberts
I Pavlov
B F Skinner
K Lorenze
Positive Reinforcement Training (PRT) involves:
Adding a positive stimuli to increase/maintain a desired behaviour
Removing a negative stimuli to maintain a desired behaviour
Gradual introduction of negative stimuli to decrease undesired behaviour
Adding a negative stimuli to punish undesired behaviour
What is a "target"
The time taken between behaviour and reward
A food reward
A clicker
Something the animal is taught to touch with some part of his/her body.
What is a "bridge"?
An event marker that identifies that training is about to commence
An event marker that identifies an undesired response to indicate to the animal that they have not conducted the desired behaviour
An event marker that identifies the desired response and “bridges” the time between the response and the delivery of the primary reinforce (e.g. clicker)
What is an example of a "primary reenforcer"?
target (ball on a stick)
target (coloured object specific to the animal)
clicker
sudden movement
What is a "cue"?
A series of behaviors linked together in a continuous sequence
A stimulus that elicits a behaviour.
Building new behaviour by selectively reinforcing variations in existing behaviour
A stimulus that lets the animal know training has ended
Examples of "cues" include:
clicker
food reward
a specific hand gesture or spoken word
What is "latency"?
The time taken for the animal learn a desired behaviour
The time between behaviours
The time between training sessions
The time between the cue and the response.
Ideally latency should be:
As long as possible
As close to zero as possible
What is "shaping"?
Building new behavior by selectively reinforcing variations in existing behaviour
Starting the training from the beginning in order to train a new behaviour
What is "chaining" ?
The process of training more than one animal simultaneously
The process of combining multiple behaviors into a continuous sequence linked together by cues without the need for reinforcement
The process of combining multiple behaviors into a continuous sequence linked together by cues, and maintained by a reinforcer at the end of the chain
If an animal does not wish to partake in training, what occurs?
The animal is rewarded with food to entice him/her to partake in the training
Nothing, the animal must choose to participate or the training does not occur in that instance
The animal is punished by introducing a negative stimulus
