Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations of behaviors toward a goal behavior and is the most common form of positive reinforcement training in the animal field today. This seminar takes a deep dive into the intricacies of various strategies of shaping behavior with a wide variety of animals. Topics covered in the seminars include:
Part 1
Shaping overview
Reinforcement theory
Creating motivation
Capturing/Scanning
Shaping
Extinction/Extinction Burst
Cues
Bridging stimuli
Part 2
Prompt shaping
Fading prompts
Adding the cue
Chaining
Generalization training
Reinforcement strategies
Shaping challenges
Session 3
NEI TEC in Conversation: Steve Martin, Chris Jenkins, and Marty MacPhee
A panel discussion of NEI TEC faculty members gather to have a conversation about their thoughts on the presentations and questions from the previous sessions. The panelists share their final thoughts and answer attendee questions.