ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
LEARNING
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Question
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The animal is rewarded with food to entice him/her to partake in the training
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Nothing, the animal must choose to participate or the training does not occur in that instance
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The animal is punished by introducing a negative stimulus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation for the correct answer The training of animals usually involves operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is a type of associative learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The animal learns to associate its behaviour with a particular outcome. Learning theory states, behaviours that are rewarded (reinforced with food, attention, play) are more likely to recur, and those that are ignored (a form of punishment) are less likely to recur in similar situations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operant Conditioning It is a type of learning in which an animal learns (or, is conditioned) from its behaviors as it acts (operates) on the environment. In operant conditioning, the likelihood of a behavior is increased or decreased by the consequences that follow.
Detailed explanation-4: -In How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves, veterinarian Sophia Yin, DVM, MS, explains that when animal behaviorists talk about the ways dogs learn, they talk about two main types of conditioning: classical conditioning and operant conditioning.