Training 102

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Basic Training Approaches

Desensitization: Changing an animal’s perception of something to a neutral response.

Desensitization Open Mouth

Desensitization Eye Drops

Desensitization Pole Injection

Capturing: Rewarding a complete behavior offered spontaneously by the animal

Shaping: Breaking down a behavior into small steps and rewarding each step to attain the complete behavior

Luring: Using food/object to encourage the animal to offer the behavior so you can bridge and reinforce

Fading & Establishing Cues

Advanced Training Approaches

Incompatible Behavior: A behavior that is impossible to occur with another behavior at the same time

Latency / Response Time: The length of time between giving the cue and the animal’s response

Jackpotting: Exceptional effort earns extra rewards

Variable Ratio Reinforcement

Session Variability

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