Topic: LAB 06: SHAPING BEHAVIOURS OTHER THAN BAR PRESSING

Topic: LAB 06: SHAPING BEHAVIOURS OTHER THAN BAR PRESSING

Order Description
answer the questions in “Questions and Things to Do”
: What were your criteria for success in shaping Sniffy’s begging behaviour? How successful were you? In what ways did your performance demonstrate the procedure of shaping?
: What were your criteria for success in shaping Sniffy’s face-wiping behaviour? How successful were you? In what ways did your performance demonstrate the procedure of shaping?

• : What were your criteria for success in shaping Sniffy’s rolling-over behaviour? How successful were you? In what ways did your performance demonstrate the procedure of shaping?
: What other behaviour did you shape? How successful were you? In what ways did your performance demonstrate the procedure of shaping?
: What do you consider the clearest evidence that shaping Sniffy to beg, face wipe, and roll affected the frequency of alternative behaviours? Give two reasons for your answer.
: [Optional and could be used instead of Sniffy for designing an operant conditioning experiment for the Laboratory Manuscript.] How successful were you in shaping the cat to beg or walk on its hind legs? In what ways did your performance demonstrate the procedure of shaping?