Level 3

Antecedent

Cues, signals, “commands” or other environmental stimuli

Behavior

Any observable or measurable response to an act, voluntary response to a discriminative stimulus (SD)

Consequences

The “genesis” of motivation, can be good or bad, it immediately follows a specific behavior and will shape it

How many times do we ask to perform a designated behavior and why?

Two-trail contingency - the animals can get frustrated or we can

Duration

Length of time that a behavior is performed

Elicit

Causes a response which is an involuntary or automatic response to a stimulus

Intensity

The energy, strength or concentration with which a behavior is performed

Successive approximations

Small increments or changes in behavior toward the direction of the desired response

Emit

Causes a response that is conditioned by the reinforces that follows

Frequency

Number of times a behavior is performed

Topography

The overall “look” of a completed or trained behavior

Pro-active behavioral management

Balancing all aspects that can be involved in training and maintaining behavior, involves acting in advance of future situation and anticipating problems

Important: helps to create and maintain positive interactions between animals and animal/trainer relationship, helps reduce aggression and avoid behavioral problems