Animal Training - Associative Learning/Learning Processes 0.0 / 5 ? OtherAnimal ManagementOtherOther Created by: Becky_BerryCreated on: 30-01-21 12:33 Key Learning Processes Sensitisation Habituation Classical Conditioning Operant conditioning also known as instrumental conditioning or trial and error learning 1 of 7 Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) Russian Physiologist Most of his relevant work carried out during 1870s Nobel Prize in 1904 Digestive system in dogs classical conditioning saliva production in response to meat powder 2 of 7 Edward Thorndike (1874-1949) first pioneer for operant conditioning followed by Burrhus Skinner 'problem boxes' cats learned to press a lever 3 of 7 Burrhus Skinner (1904-1990) experiments involving rats 'skinner box' also known as operant conditioning chamber 4 of 7 Sensitisation the increasing of a response to a repeated stimulus (Broom and Fraser, 2007) that has a consequence animal learns to respond to stimulus gazelle react to sound of breaking twig could signal the sound of an approaching predator sensitisation will only occur once classical conditioning has taken place In a training context... respond to audio recall sound of clicker and visual cue animal has become sensitised to a stimulus when they react to sight or sound of stimulus 5 of 7 Habituation decrease or cease of a response to a stimulus after repeated presentations organism learns to stop responding to stimulus which is no longer biologically relevant In a training context... animal learns to 'ignore' stimuli that have no consequences 6 of 7 Classical Conditioning learning process in which biologically potent stimuli are paired with previously neutral stimuli e.g., clicker mean food In a training context... clicker or whistle to indicate reinforcement 7 of 7
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