FidoLearnsBestPDFs/fidoe learns pt3
How Fido Learns Best
How Fido Learns Best Part 3 Veterinary Technician Academy Wild West Veterinary Conference 2008 Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D. Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
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How Fido Learns Best
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How Fido Learns Best
Using Positive Reinforcement Can owners elicit a competing behavior and reward it? Sit instead of jumping up Come/sit away from window rather than barking
Be specific about how to elicit behavior
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How Fido Learns Best
Using Positive Reinforcement Beware of the “desire to please” myth
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How Fido Learns Best
Adding a Cue • Usually called “the command” • The cue sets the stage for Behavior Reward • If cue, then Behavior Reward • If no cue, Behavior Reward • Why you didn’t see any “cue” with Buffett
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How Fido Learns Best
Adding a Cue • Present the cue before the behavior happens • Prediction is the key • Try to ensure the behavior always follows the cue • 1:1 is ideal HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Operant Conditioning Consequence Give It
Remove It
Good Thing
Positive (+) Reinforcement (Behavior )
Negative (-) Punishment (Behavior )
Bad Thing
Positive (+) Punishment (Behavior )
Negative (-) Reinforcement (Behavior )
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How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Remove a good thing rather than adding a bad thing • Only work when owner can control the reinforcement – Attention seeking barking – Unruly behaviors
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How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Ignoring unwanted behavior is NOT necessarily negative punishment – NOT territorial/alarm barking – NOT late night cat vocalizations or blind- If dog growls and owner rattling walks away, is this negative punishment? HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
NOT negative punishment • • • • •
Dog lunges at other dog Ignore lunging (non reinforcing) Is this negative punishment? Owner can’t control the reinforcement Lunging will continue
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How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Withhold reinforcement – Jumping up – Pulling on leash – Meowing/begging to be fed – Rough play
• “Time Out” (from reinforcement) – Put pet someplace she doesn’t want to be – What would you tell Coral’s owners? HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Time Out From Reinforcement Remove the pet Remove the situation Time outs can backfire If too long If not contingent on behavior If reinforcement is part of HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Removing reinforcement for previously reinforced behavior • What happens?
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How Fido Learns Best
Extinction bursts HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Spontaneous recovery
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How Fido Learns Best
Extinction –
for annoying behaviors Unwanted behavior no reinforcement Unwanted behavior • • • • •
Frequent behavior Controllable reinforcement Provide for an acceptable behavior Endure extinction bursts Endure spontaneous recovery
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Operant Conditioning Consequence Give It
Remove It
Good Thing
Positive (+) Reinforcement (Behavior )
Negative (-) Punishment (Behavior )
Bad Thing
Positive (+) Punishment (Behavior )
Negative (-) Reinforcement (Behavior )
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How Fido Learns Best
• Punishment (“discipline” “scolding” “correction”) at best suppresses behavior
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How Fido Learns Best
Positive Punishment • Many criteria for effective use yet owners often use without much concern
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How Fido Learns Best
Rules for Punishment
Immediate Consistent
Different than intermittent reinforcement
Before behavior is reinforced Pet must know what “turns it off”
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How Fido Learns Best
Rules for Punishment • Reinforce alternative behavior – Can punisher elicit?
• Remote usually best • Correct intensity
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How Fido Learns Best
Correct Intensity • Intense punishers are more effective Min
Max 1
2
3
Min
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1
4
5
Behavior 6 suppressed
Max Behavior suppressed HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Beware The Punishment Paradox • Dog barks – owner yells – dog is quiet – owner gives treat. Barking increases • Dog breaks the stay, owner scolds and physically repositions dog, rewards for sitting, cues stay and leaves again. Breaking stay increases • WHY? HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Beware The Punishment Paradox If the value of the reward > the cost of the aversive stimulus then bad behavior will increase, not decrease e.g. taking the punisher is worth it to get the reward
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Rules for Punishment • Relatively few repetitions – Put limits on number of repetitions
• NEVER used in anger
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HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Risks of Using Painful or Physical P+ Pets may become
aggressive, fearful Never teaches new behavior Both dogs and owners don’t like using them The potential for abuse/misuse can be high HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
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How Fido Learns Best
Inappropriate use can make problems worse
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How Fido Learns Best Part 3 Veterinary Technician Academy Wild West Veterinary Conference 2008 Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D. Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Using Positive Reinforcement Can owners elicit a competing behavior and reward it? Sit instead of jumping up Come/sit away from window rather than barking
Be specific about how to elicit behavior
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Using Positive Reinforcement Beware of the “desire to please” myth
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Adding a Cue • Usually called “the command” • The cue sets the stage for Behavior Reward • If cue, then Behavior Reward • If no cue, Behavior Reward • Why you didn’t see any “cue” with Buffett
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Adding a Cue • Present the cue before the behavior happens • Prediction is the key • Try to ensure the behavior always follows the cue • 1:1 is ideal HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Operant Conditioning Consequence Give It
Remove It
Good Thing
Positive (+) Reinforcement (Behavior )
Negative (-) Punishment (Behavior )
Bad Thing
Positive (+) Punishment (Behavior )
Negative (-) Reinforcement (Behavior )
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Remove a good thing rather than adding a bad thing • Only work when owner can control the reinforcement – Attention seeking barking – Unruly behaviors
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Ignoring unwanted behavior is NOT necessarily negative punishment – NOT territorial/alarm barking – NOT late night cat vocalizations or blind- If dog growls and owner rattling walks away, is this negative punishment? HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
NOT negative punishment • • • • •
Dog lunges at other dog Ignore lunging (non reinforcing) Is this negative punishment? Owner can’t control the reinforcement Lunging will continue
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Withhold reinforcement – Jumping up – Pulling on leash – Meowing/begging to be fed – Rough play
• “Time Out” (from reinforcement) – Put pet someplace she doesn’t want to be – What would you tell Coral’s owners? HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Time Out From Reinforcement Remove the pet Remove the situation Time outs can backfire If too long If not contingent on behavior If reinforcement is part of HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Negative Punishment • Removing reinforcement for previously reinforced behavior • What happens?
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Extinction bursts HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Spontaneous recovery
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Extinction –
for annoying behaviors Unwanted behavior no reinforcement Unwanted behavior • • • • •
Frequent behavior Controllable reinforcement Provide for an acceptable behavior Endure extinction bursts Endure spontaneous recovery
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Operant Conditioning Consequence Give It
Remove It
Good Thing
Positive (+) Reinforcement (Behavior )
Negative (-) Punishment (Behavior )
Bad Thing
Positive (+) Punishment (Behavior )
Negative (-) Reinforcement (Behavior )
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
• Punishment (“discipline” “scolding” “correction”) at best suppresses behavior
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Positive Punishment • Many criteria for effective use yet owners often use without much concern
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Rules for Punishment
Immediate Consistent
Different than intermittent reinforcement
Before behavior is reinforced Pet must know what “turns it off”
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Rules for Punishment • Reinforce alternative behavior – Can punisher elicit?
• Remote usually best • Correct intensity
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Correct Intensity • Intense punishers are more effective Min
Max 1
2
3
Min
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
1
4
5
Behavior 6 suppressed
Max Behavior suppressed HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Beware The Punishment Paradox • Dog barks – owner yells – dog is quiet – owner gives treat. Barking increases • Dog breaks the stay, owner scolds and physically repositions dog, rewards for sitting, cues stay and leaves again. Breaking stay increases • WHY? HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Beware The Punishment Paradox If the value of the reward > the cost of the aversive stimulus then bad behavior will increase, not decrease e.g. taking the punisher is worth it to get the reward
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Rules for Punishment • Relatively few repetitions – Put limits on number of repetitions
• NEVER used in anger
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Risks of Using Painful or Physical P+ Pets may become
aggressive, fearful Never teaches new behavior Both dogs and owners don’t like using them The potential for abuse/misuse can be high HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
How Fido Learns Best
Inappropriate use can make problems worse
HelpingFido.com HelpingFido.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com BehaviorEducationNetwork.com
HelpingKitty.com HelpingKitty.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com ©AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com
