Operant Conditioning Resources
Rat Project
Mr. Phil Livelsberger
Behavioral Reinforcement
http://www.arclab.org/medlineupdates/abstract_11738126.html
Behavioral reinforcement of long-term potentiation is impaired in aged rats with cognitive deficiencies.Color, Consciousness, and the Isomorphism Constraint
http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/OldArchive/bbs.palmer.html
Dino's Rat Pages
http://website.lineone.net/~kdgiles/rats/misconcp.htm
The Mystery of Smell: How Rats and Mice—and Probably Humans—Recognize Odors
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/d130.html
Learning and Behavioral Modification: A Technical Note
http://nntp.cba.neu.edu/~ewertheim/indiv/learn.htm
Instructional Design & Learning Theory
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/802papers/mergel/brenda.htm
The Sense of Smell
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/O/Olfaction.html
Positive Reinforcement: A Self-Instructional Exercise
http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/prtut/reinpair.htm
RATS
http://www.arrowpestcontrol.com/pages/rod.html
RATS - Norway Rats
http://www.arrowpestcontrol.com/pages/rod/norwaytext.html
As with any pest control program, first understanding and identifying your target animal, the rat, is critical.AVOIDANCE & PUNISHMENT Part II
http://luna.cas.usf.edu/~husband/learning/avoid2.htm
Rattus Biologicus: Rat Vision - Do They See What We See
http://www.rmca.org/Articles/vision.htm
CHAPTER 17 - RATS
http://members.aol.com/ledopest/rats.htm
Re: What animals can see in color? How is it determined ?
http://madsci.wustl.edu/posts/archives/oct98/905228364.Zo.r.html
REINFORCEMENT THEORY
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/chapters/rf.htm
REINFORCEMENT--The key to successful dog training
http://www.thuntek.net/dogtrain/key2.htm
Smell reflects shape
http://www.nature.com/nsu/010329/010329-7.html
Rats' noses are so finely tuned that they can distinguish mirror-image molecules that humans can't tell apart, new research reveals.Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction
http://www-anw.cs.umass.edu/~rich/book/the-book.html
This introductory textbook on reinforcement learning is targeted toward engineers and scientists in artificial intelligence, operations research, neural networks, and control systems, and we hope it will also be of interest to psychologists and neuroscientists.The Costs and Benefits of Punisment
http://swolf.netfirms.com/the_costs_and_benefits_of_punishment.htm
The use of a punisher often rapidly stops the occurrence of a behavior and may have some long-term effects.Rats
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.rattenzauber.de/riech.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.rattenzauber.de/riech.htm%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
Rats, like rodents at all, in addition, other mammals (e.g. dogs) have one in the comparison to humans very much better minted sense of smell (the dog 10,000 - 1.000.000mal more sensitively).Course: Biology & Psychology of Decision Making -- BIO 497
http://www.clt.binghamton.edu/sxc/courses/bio497.htm
Improved maze learning through early music exposure in rats
http://mindinst.org/MIND2/papers/rat_paper.html
Rats were exposed in utero plus 60 days post-partum to either complex music (Mozart Sonata (K. 448)), minimalist music (a Philip Glass composition), white noise or silence, and were then tested for five days, three trials per day, in a multiple T-maze.IT'S NOT HOW SMART YOU ARE - IT'S HOW YOU ARE SMART!
http://surfaquarium.com/mi.htm
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple IntelligencesOperant Conditioning (B.F. Skinner)
http://tip.psychology.org/skinner.html
The theory of B.F. Skinner is based upon the idea that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. Changes in behavior are the result of an individual's response to events (stimuli) that occur in the environment.An Animal Trainer's Introduction To Operant and Classical Conditioning
http://www.wagntrain.com/OC/
This page is dedicated to all those seeking to use positive reinforcement in animal training."Operant"
http://sun.science.wayne.edu/~wpoff/cor/mem/operant.html
This section deals with operant training. The following three areas will be covered: behaviors, reinforcers, schedulesOperant or Instrumental Conditioning
http://www.general.uwa.edu.au/u/kraepeln/bs/bs130/operant.htm
A procedure by which the frequency of an existing behaviour is changed or a new behaviour is acquired as a result of the occurrence of events made contingent on the behaviour.Operant Conditioning
http://www.educationau.edu.au/archives/cp/04j.htm
The theory of B.F. Skinner is based upon the idea that learning is a function of change in overt behavior.Basic Concepts in Classical Conditioning
http://www.brembs.net/classical/classical.html
Since Pavlov's time in the beginning of this century, research on classical conditioning has increased to a complexity level that is hardly comprehensible but to a few experts in the various fields this science has spawned.CLASSICAL (RESPONDENT) CONDITIONING
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/behsys/classcnd.html
Classical conditioning was the first type of learning to be discovered and studied within the behaviorist tradition (hence the name classical).Senses and Behavior
http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/database/Biology/Senses/b00553c.html
In his original experiments on conditioning, the Russian physiologist, Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) recorded saliva produced by hungry dogs which were given food.Classical Conditioning
http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/psych26/learning.htm
Ivan Pavlov: 1849 - 1936
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhpavl.html
Ivan Pavlov was born in a small village in central Russia. His family hoped that he would become a priest, and he went to a theological seminary. After reading Charles Darwin, he found that he cared more for scientific pursuits and left the seminary for the University of St. Petersburg. There he studied chemistry and physiology, and he received his doctorate in 1879. He continued his studies and began doing his own research in topics that interested him most: digestion and blood circulation. His work became well known, and he was appointed professor of physiology at the Imperial Medical Academy.Burrhus Fredric Skinner
http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/~andersmd/oper/skinner.html
Connectionism (E. Thorndike)
http://tip.psychology.org/thorn.html
The learning theory of Thorndike represents the original S-R framework of behavioral psychology: Learning is the result of associations forming between stimuli and responses.Thorndike, Edward L(ee) (1874-1949)
http://mercury.sfsu.edu/~rsauzier/Thorndike.html
Psychologist, born in Williamsburg, MA. He studied at Wesleyan University and Harvard, and became professor at Teachers College, Columbia (1904-40), where he worked on educational psychology and the psychology of animal learning.Psychologists point out the futility and damage of corporal punishment.
http://www.nospank.net/n-d66.htm
Not long ago, when a child misbehaved, adults would cluck, shake their heads and declare, 'What that child needs is a good spanking!'DURING-THE-BEHAVIOR METHODS
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap11/chap11j.htm
There are many important activities that could be pleasurable but aren't: school, much of our work, child care, caring for others, etc.BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROCESSES
http://www.rit.edu/~gssp449/b9.html
Through most examples in this course the assumption has been that the desired response will automatically occur shortly after one starts looking for it. This is not always the case. In many instance, an organism does not, on its own, produce the desired response. What does a psychologist do in a case like this? How can you reinforce a behavior if the behavior doesn't occur?Positive Reinforcement
http://pawsitivesolutions.net/behavior/posreinfor.html
What is positive reinforcement? Positive Reinforcement is anything occurring immediately after or during a behavior, which increases the chances of that behavior being offered again.Positive and Negative Reinforcement
http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/psy/ch06/posneg.mhtml
Select a procedure and a strength of preceding behavior below to view an example of reinforcement or punishment. Continue to select different combinations to view all of the examples.Negative Reinforcement University
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/proj/nru/nr.html
Operant Conditioning is the term used by B.F. Skinner to describe the effects of the consequences of a particular behavior on the future occurrence of that behavior. There are four types of Operant Conditioning: Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Punishment, and Extinction. Both Positive and Negative Reinforcement strengthen behavior while both Punishment and Extinction weaken behavior.Examples of Negative Reinforcement
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/svinicki/ald320/negrnf.html
Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior Society Web Site
http://www.animalbehavior.org/
The Animal Behavior Society is a non-profit scientific society, founded to encourage and promote the study of animal behavior. ABS members are from all over the world, but primarily from North, Central, and South America. Membership is open to those interested in the study of animal behavior.Animal Behavior Sites
http://users.erols.com/mandtj/behavior/behavior.html
Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior - Research and Homework Help
http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/help/homework.html
Great research sit for the study of Animal Behavior. Many links to a varity of required information.Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
http://www.societies.ncl.ac.uk/asab/
ASAB was founded in 1936 to promote the study of animal behaviour, and membership is open to all who share this interest.Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
http://www.apa.org/journals/xan.html
Yahoo! Directory: Animal Behavior
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Animal_Behavior
List of associated information links
Encyclopedia of Psychology: Animal Behavior-Instincts
http://www.psychology.org/links/Environment_Behavior_Relationships/Animal_Behavior-Inst incts/
Animal Behavior and Sociobiology
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/psychology/psych1a6/1aa3/anbehavmenu.htm
Class notes and presentationAnimal Behavior - MAMMALS
http://www.wildlifeafrica.co.za/animalbehavior.html
Animal Behavior and Ethology
http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/animal_behavior_and_ethology.htm
Biology Web Site References for Students and Teachers - Animal Behavior
http://www.hoflink.com/~house/animalbehavior.html
WOW!Top: Science: Biology: Zoology: Animal Behavior (from Directory Mozilla)
http://dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animal_Behavior/
Subject: Animal Behavior
http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/view/subjects/bio-ani-behav.html
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Operant Conditioning for Animals
dog behavior, reinforcement training, and rewards
http://www.101-dog-training-tips.com/Behavior/Reinforcement.shtml
One thing that can happen after a behavior occurs is that it can be rewarded or reinforced. Reinforcement, either positive or negative, makes a behavior stronger or more likely to occur again. A reinforcer is always determined by its effect on the behavior that preceded it.Learning and Behavioral Modification: A Technical Note
http://web.cba.neu.edu/~ewertheim/indiv/learn.htm
Operant Conditioning - rats
http://www.sfu.ca/~ramccall/Weeksix1/sld026.htm
Learning, Rewards, Punishments
http://psych.fullerton.edu/king/learn.html
An Animal Trainer's Introduction To Operant and Classical Conditioning
http://www.wagntrain.com/OC/index.htm
An Animal Trainer's Introduction To Operant and Classical Conditioning: Part Two
http://www.wagntrain.com/OC/Part2.htm
NOTE: There is no part one to add.
Rat Pages
Rat Fan Club
http://www.ratfanclub.org
The Rat Fan Club, founded in 1992, focuses on rats as companion animals. The club currently has about 540 members in Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, and the U.S. Our goal is to share our love of rats, promote them as companion animals, and spread information about their proper care. Ther are a great amount of links from this site. Click on the Links.London and Southern Counties Mouse and Rat Club
http://www.miceandrats.com/
The LSCMRC is not a pet club - it is a club for breeders and exhibitors of Fancy Mice and Rats (and not field mice or other species of exotic rodents). Please do not ask about "rehoming" abandoned mice or rats, or how to raise motherless mice that the cat brought in as we cannot help.PetRat.Info
http://www.quite.co.uk/rats/
The Pet Rat Information Sheet is intended as commonsense advice for owners of domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus). It was originally written for people adopting rats from the authors in the UK.