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Variable Schedule of Reinforcement - ANSWER-"Simply means that sometimes you reinforce a behavior, sometimes you don't." - Karen Pryor Relationship between shaping, extinction bursts and reinforcement schedules - ANSWER-Dog hits a plateau while shaping. I'm reinforcing less. Dog experiments. Frustrations leads to faster and more vigorous responses (mini-extinction burst). Now trainer has something to choose from! What are "High Drive Dogs"? - ANSWER-Dogs that are "hot" for moving object reinforcers. What is D.T.P. and what is it's limit as a motivator? - ANSWER-Desire to Please. It can't be an exclusive motivator. What is, "Establishing operation"? - ANSWER-Trainers deliberately using deprivation to increase motivation. (Like not feeding until training session or keeping dog isolated). Bad thing ends - ANSWER-Negative reinforcer Good thing starts - ANSWER-Positive reinforcement Good thing ends - ANSWER-Negative punishment Bad thing starts - ANSWER-Positive punishment Operant conditioning is deliberately manipulating the [A] to control the dog's [B]. - ANSWER-A. Consequences B. Behavior In operant conditioning, animals can change what happens by __________. - ANSWER-Responding in a certain way Behavior is always under the control of its.... - ANSWER-Consequences. Classical Conditioning is the tip off to [A], both [B], allow animals to [C] for the [D]. - ANSWER-A. Important events B. Good and nasty C. Prepare themselves D. Inevitable C