Reinforcement Assignment 1 - Cat Tales Wildlife Academy

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1. List 8 things that you learned from the Forward.*

2. Finish the statement; Behavior that is already occurring __________________*

3. Finish the statement: Simply offering positive _______________________*

4. What are the two kinds of reinforcers? Describe each.*

5. Can positive reinforcement work on you? Describe a situation where you could put it to use.*

6. Are reinforcers absolute? Describe a situation when they aren’t.*

7. Should you have a variety of reinforcers for any training situation? Why?*

8. Is positive reinforcement good for a human relationship? Describe a situation where you could put it to use.*

9. “A reinforcer is something that increases a behavior, but it doesn’t have to be something the learner wants.” Give an example.*

10. “Negative reinforcement is something a subject will work to avoid.” Give an example.*

11. Describe a situation where training is done with negative reinforcers.*

12. What is the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment? Give 2 examples of each.*

13. “The timing of the arrival of the reinforcer is information.” What does this mean?*

14. What is the beginning trainers biggest problem?*

15. Give an example of late reinforcement.*

16. Give an example of early reinforcement.*

17. Is there a difference between trying to do something and doing it? Give an example.*

18. “Timing is equally important when training with negative reinforcers.” Describe a situation where this has happened to you.*

19. How big should a food reinforcement be? Give an example.*

20. Describe how you would train a chicken to turn around for food reinforcement.*

21. “The jackpot is a reward that is much bigger, maybe ten times bigger, than the normal reinforcer, and one that comes as a surprise to the subject.” Give an example.*

22. “A jackpot may be used to mark a sudden breakthrough.” Give an example.*

23. “A conditioned reinforcer is some initially meaningless signal that is deliberately presented before or during the delivery of a reinforcer.” Give an example.*

24. Describe a situation when a conditioned reinforcer worked in your life.*

25. “Practical animal training that uses positive reinforcement should almost always begin with the establishment of a conditioned reinforcer.” Describe how you would establish a conditioned reinforcer.*

26. Give an example of a primary reinforcer.*

27. Give 3 examples of conditioned reinforcers.*

28. “Once you have established a conditioned reinforcer, you must be careful not to throw it around meaninglessly or you will dilute its force.” Give an example.*