Thanks Paul for this info. I found the Catania text here: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-A-Charles-Catania/dp/0132352508/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389704322&sr=8-3&keywords=Catania+LEARNING
Is this the one you're referring to? I see it's a bit old (1997), but of course that doesn't mean that the information is incorrect. Just wanted to check. Most people's reaction to the dog video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ym0rxisOpw Has indeed been along the lines of "Wow -that's a smart dog!". I was thinking that it make for an interesting episode of the podcast to present a different (behavioral) explanation for the dog's behavior. Probably won't be well received, because most of us like to anthropomorphize our pets, but will stimulate discussion anyway. Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt On Jan 12, 2014, at 8:20 PM, Paul Brandon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Shaping is a less technical term for the process of reinforcing successive > approximations to a target behavior. > Chaining is building up a sequence of behaviors, each under stimulus control, > the sequence ending in a reinforcer. > To oversimplify, one uses shaping (reinforcement of successive > approximations) to cause a new behavior to occur. One then uses chaining to > combine a number of shaped behaviors in sequence to build a more complex > behavior. > > In the pigeon example, the pigeon was separately shaped through the > reinforcement of successive approximations to peck a banana, stand on a > chair, and push a chair. > The pigeon then 'spontaneously' combined these three behaviors into a chain > terminating in food reinforcement. > > I could go into much more detail. > Catania's LEARNING text is a good source. > > On Jan 12, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Michael Britt wrote: > >> Okay, so what's the difference between chaining, shaping and the method of >> successive approximations? >> >> >> Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. >> [email protected] >> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com >> Twitter: @mbritt >> >> On Jan 12, 2014, at 10:57 AM, Paul Brandon <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> There was a classic film many many years ago from Skinner's lab (may have >>> been by Robert Epstein) showing a pigeon trained separately to push a >>> chair, and to stand on a chair to peck at a cardboard banana (a clear riff >>> on Kohler). >>> The pigeon spontaneously combined the two behaviors into a chain that had >>> not been explicitly taught, looking at the banana, then the chair, then >>> pushing the chair under the banana (with much sighting) until it could >>> stand on the chair and peck the banana. >>> >>> On Jan 12, 2014, at 9:08 AM, Christopher Green wrote: >>> >>>> I friend sent this to me yesterday. It looks trained to me, especially the >>>> dog nosing the chair over to the counter. An who leaves food sitting in >>>> their toaster oven in the morning, especially if one has a dog? >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> --- >>>> Christopher D. Green >>>> Department of Psychology >>>> York University >>>> Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 >>>> Canada >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ >>>> ========================= >>>> >>>> On 2014-01-12, at 8:29 AM, Michael Britt wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here's a fun video I discovered (after almost 2 million people already >>>>> discovered it) that shows a dog figuring out how to get at some food. >>>>> The video reminded me of the Kohler's research. A good example to talk >>>>> about while discussing Kohler or during a discussion on >>>>> intelligence/cognition or learning. is this a "smart dog" >>>>> (anthropomorphism) or an example of behavioral chaining? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. >>> > > Paul Brandon > Emeritus Professor of Psychology > Minnesota State University, Mankato > [email protected] > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=32677 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-32677-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=32713 or send a blank email to leave-32713-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
