Behaviour, Seminars, Consultations & Courses
Behavioural momentum theory (BMT) looks at how persistent a behaviour is in relation to its reinforcement history. The theory states that reinforcers increase the persistence of behaviour in the face of disrupters, distraction or discontinuation of reinforcement. The persistence of a target response is increased by alternative reinforcers that are presented in that situation regardless of whether they are contingent on that...
Common Questions: What Is A Clicker? What Does It Do? Do I Always Have To Use It? How Do I Get The Behaviour On Voice, Hand Signal Etc? How Do I Use It For Behaviour Change? Video Demonstration & Explanation Of How To Get A Behaviour On Stimulus Control Using A Clicker Handout Summary From Video Points To Note About...
The solution to most behaviour problems in dogs is simple and IF you adhere to the following. The principle is simple- dogs repeat behaviours that are reinforced. That means that if your puppy or adult dog behaves in a certain way (that is undesirable to you), by say barking at you through the back door (when he’s outside and you’re inside),...
Genetic, Neurological, Medical & Behavioural Overview Of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) The Brain Behaviour Research Council has many membership benefits. One of which is a meet the speaker event each month to hear the latest research on particular areas related to the brain and behaviour. As a masters student in ABA (applied behaviour analysis) it is pertinent to review such research and...
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(N.B: we are talking about respondent & NOT operant procedures) Responses occur due to environmental stimuli which have unlearned (or phylogenic) provenance. Examples: Reflexes Kineses Taxis Fixed Action Patterns Reflexes are the responses between a stimulus (antecedent) and a reflex. This is a stimulus response (or S-R) relationship. A simple example of a reflex would be, when a dog sees food, he...
To understand the effects of antecedents (triggers/stimuli), we need to be clear about motivating operations and discriminitative stimuli (SD). Behaviour is maintained by its consequences. Please see previous article which sets out the fundamental and dimensional properties which underly this subject as a science: What Is behaviour (Introduction To ABA) This article will provide working examples where possible and explanation to help with...
The mechanisms that occur when ANY animal feels stress or anxiety is conserved across the way the nervous system responds. We are looking at the limbic system and basically under the hat we are all the same (according to Panksepp et al) This is why we use Rat models to draw conclusions about human behaviour. Recent work by Greg Berns showed that...
Biography Georgina Lees-Smith BSc Hons, Phys, CDBC IAABC are members of the Animal Behaviour Training Council (ABTC). The regulatory body that oversee and set the industry standard for animal professionals. Current: Affiliate of the ISCP and INTO Dogs MA approved 4th edition (BACB) course sequence in professional applied behaviour analysis (Florida Tech) MSc Kent University Applied Behaviour Analysis (approved BACB course sequence)...
