Level 1 Terms

Duration

The length of time for a behavior

Frequency

The number of amount of times a response should occur

Topography

Overall look of the behavior, a detailed description of what the behavior should look like

Intensity

The amount of energy, strength, and/or concentration the animal should have

Social

A sessions where trainer and animal spend time together in a shared environment without requiring stimulus control

Feed

A session in which the animal receives its primary reinforcement contingent on no behaviors except proper stimulus control

Gate

A session in which animals change environments or social structure be moving from one area to another

DRI

Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior- Delivery of a reinforcer after a response that is incompatible or competes with a target response that is to be suppressed

Example: DRI clean with bird cages. Reward the bird for being on the top half of the cage while cleaning so that they don’t sit on the bottom while cleaning (reward competing behavior).

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior: A reinforcer follows any performance an animal emits except for a particular one

VRRV

Variable Ratio Reinforcement Variety:

A schedule for reinforcing animals.

Fixed Ratio: the animal is rewarded after a fixed number of responses.

Fixed Interval: the animal is rewarded after a fixed amount of time.

Variable Ratio: the animal is rewarded after a varying number of responses.

Variable Interval: the animal is rewarded after varying amounts of time.

LRS

Least Reinforcing Scenario: A two or three second pause following an incorrect response at the same point where reinforcement would have been applied following a correct response

Not always a fixed number of seconds. Depends on animal attention span, length of incorrect response, etc.

Pre-mack Principle

The principle that a high probability behavior reinforces a low probability behavior.

Example: Season lions at SD

Satiation

When a reinforcer loses its effectiveness as a result of being overused

Magnitude

The size, strength or duration of a reward following a behavior

Continuous Reinforcement

When a response is reinforced each time it occurs

Intermittent Reinforcement

Reinforcement occurs only after some of the appropriate responses

Recall

The process of sending or retrieving an animal from one point of station to another through the use of a conditioned sound stimulus

Important because if an animal puts itself, another animal or a person in a dangerous situation, them focusing on you instead of the situation can be crucial. Correct recall is ALWAYS REINFORCED.

Tactile

Any reward perceptible by touch

PLESHR: Play

A session where you play with the animal using some of their most reinforcing secondary reinforcers

Examples: Stuffed cones, hide and seek, etc.

PLESHR: Learn

A session where an animal is working on a new behavior or working on maintaining an existing one.

Example: Rock out, kiss, spin

PLESHR: Exercise

Exercise- a session in which the animal's body is exercised to maintain health and fitness. Elevated heart rate.

Examples: Snake ladder, hedgehog wheel

PLESHR: Show

A session in which the animal does a full show or show rehearsal. Shows are to educate and entertain the public.

Example: outreach programs

PLESHR: Husbandry

Health and well being, preventative care, physical health, and medical behaviors.

Example: Eyedrops, chlorohexing, wings (kind of, usually classified as a learn)

PLESHR: Relate

A session where you are building and maintaining a relationship between trainer and animal

Example: no-tactile relates

Enrichment

Something an animal finds to be physically or mentally stimulating.

EED

Environmental Enrichment Device:

Dig box