ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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A puppy gets excited, barking and jumping around, when he goes on a walk. As he gets older, he associates the sight of his leash with going on these walks and begins barking as soon as his owner gets the leash. Which type of learning is this example?
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Habitutation
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Operant Conditioning
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Classical Conditioning
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Insight Learning
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Example: When your dog jumps on you you knee him hard in the chest. He gets off. His behavior (jumping up) made something bad happen; something was added (your knee in his chest). As a result, your dog is more likely to think twice before jumping on you again.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Operant Conditioning Theory, there are essentially four quadrants: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most training is accomplished through the use of operant conditioning, the use of rewards and/or punishment to encourage or discourage the dog from displaying certain behaviors.
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