Pryor's 10Laws ofShapingRaisecriteria insmallincrementsPryor's 10Laws ofShapingTrain onecriteria ata timeClassicalConditioninganinvoluntary/automaticresponse to astimulusShapingthe varioustechniquesused to traina behaviorTargetingTeaching ananimal to touchsome part of itsbody to anobjectPryor's 10Laws ofShapingVaryreinforcementbefore movingto the nextapproximationVariableRatioreinforcement isavailable after avariable amountof correctresponsesVRRVusing a fluctuatingcombination ofprimary andsecondary reinforcersthroughout thesessionHabituationpassivedesensewithoutreinforcementfrom trainerPryor's 10Laws ofShapingDon’tchangetrainersmid-streamFixedIntervalReinforcement isonly available aftera set amount oftime has passedsince the lastdeliverySuccessiveApproximationsthe smallsteps thatbuild up to thecompletedbehaviorStationingthe animal being inthe position andplace they shouldbe in during thesessionPryor's 10Laws ofShapingRelax oldcriteria whenintroducingnew criteriaPryor’sRules ofStimulusControlBehavior alwaysoccursimmediately uponpreservation of theconditionedstimulusPrimaryReasonsforTrainingphysicalexercise,mentalstimulation,cooperativebehaviorPryor’sRules ofStimulusControlBehaviornever occursin theabsence ofthe stimulusMimicryanimalrepeatswhat ithas seenBasicHusbandryPrincipalsA healthy environment,Proper nutrition,Proper social structure,Sound behavioralmanagement,Professional vet care,Systematic recordkeepingProtectedContactthe trainer isprotected fromthe possibilityof injury by theanimalAversiveStimulusanythingan animalseeks toavoidPryor's 10Laws ofShapingRegresswhenbehaviordeterioratesTrainingTeachingSocialBehavioroften plays animportant role inthe lives of manyanimals; trainersshouldn’t try tocompete with itIntelligenceThe abilityto acquireand applyknowledgeOperantConditioningBehaviors arealtered by theconsequencesthat followContinuousReinforcementeach correct behavioris reinforced eachtime it is performed.The traditionalreinforcementscheduleStimulusControlpairing behavior withan audible, visual ortactile cue – theanimal performs thebehavior onpresentation of thecueSecondaryReinforcerSomething thathas acquiredreinforcing valuethrough itsassociation with aprimary reinforcerSelectiveReinforcementonly reinforcingthe responsesthat are movingin the directionof the desiredbehaviorAnimalShuffleanimals pickupwith whichevertrainer they wantthen are movedwhere the trainerwants themNegativeReinforcersomething isremoved from theenvironment thatincreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsNegativePunishersomething isremoved from theenvironment thatdecreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsLRS3-5secondneutralresponsePositivePunishersomething isadded to theenvironment thatdecreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsContinueSignalindicates to ananimal that it isdoing well butthe behavior isnot yet completeDesensitizationGetting animalcomfortable withnew stimuli inenvironmentthrough gradualexposure to it.Scanning/CapturingReinforcingbehavior thatis naturallyoffered bythe animalSecondaryReasonsforTrainingentertainment,education,research,workSuperstitiousBehaviora behaviorthat hasbeenaccidentallyreinforcedPryor's 10Laws ofShapingPlanaheadPrimaryReinforcersomething ananimal findsinherentlyreinforcing, usuallyan inherentbiological needBridgingStimulusa conditionedreinforcer that isdelivered directlyafter the desiredbehavior, and bridgesthe gap between thebehavior and the nextreinforcerVariableIntervalreinforcementis availableafter varyingamounts oftime since lastdeliverySemi-ProtectedContactthe trainer ispartiallyprotected orisolated fromthe animalDeltaa signal to warnthe animal thatan aversivestimulus is aboutto be presentedLocationSpecifictrain each animal tostation at a specificlocation, regardlessof how many peopleor animals areworkingCombinationBehaviorscombiningtwo or morecues to forma newbehaviorPryor's 10Laws ofShapingEnd on apositivenoteModeling/Moldinganimal is“shown” how todo behavior byphysicallymoving animalPositiveReinforcersomething isadded to theenvironment thatincreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsPryor's 10Laws ofShapingIf a plandoesn’twork,change theplanChainedBehaviorcompletion ofone behaviorcues the startof the nextPryor’sRules ofStimulusControlNo otherbehavioroccurs inresponse tothe stimulusTimeOutremoval oftheopportunityfor positivereinforcementPryor's 10Laws ofShapingDon’t stopthe sessiongratuitouslyPositionSpecifictrain eachanimal tostation in aspecific order inrelation to eachotherDiscriminativeStimuluscue orsignalEthogramscientificallydesignedobservationlogRecalla signal thatindicates to theanimal that itshould return tostationAnthropomorphismAssigninghumanqualities,characteristics,or motivationsto animalsDiscriminationallows us todecide thattwo eventsor things areunrelatedGeneralizationis the abilityto see arelationshipbetweenthingsEnd ofSessionSignalsignals tothe animal asession iscompletePryor’sRules ofStimulusControlBehaviornever occursin responseto anotherstimulusCounterConditioningactivedesensitization,where a newstimulus ispaired withreinforcementFixedRatioreinforcementis availableafter a setnumber ofcorrectresponsesFreeContactanimal andtrainer havefree accessto the workareaPryor's 10Laws ofShapingRaisecriteria insmallincrementsPryor's 10Laws ofShapingTrain onecriteria ata timeClassicalConditioninganinvoluntary/automaticresponse to astimulusShapingthe varioustechniquesused to traina behaviorTargetingTeaching ananimal to touchsome part of itsbody to anobjectPryor's 10Laws ofShapingVaryreinforcementbefore movingto the nextapproximationVariableRatioreinforcement isavailable after avariable amountof correctresponsesVRRVusing a fluctuatingcombination ofprimary andsecondary reinforcersthroughout thesessionHabituationpassivedesensewithoutreinforcementfrom trainerPryor's 10Laws ofShapingDon’tchangetrainersmid-streamFixedIntervalReinforcement isonly available aftera set amount oftime has passedsince the lastdeliverySuccessiveApproximationsthe smallsteps thatbuild up to thecompletedbehaviorStationingthe animal being inthe position andplace they shouldbe in during thesessionPryor's 10Laws ofShapingRelax oldcriteria whenintroducingnew criteriaPryor’sRules ofStimulusControlBehavior alwaysoccursimmediately uponpreservation of theconditionedstimulusPrimaryReasonsforTrainingphysicalexercise,mentalstimulation,cooperativebehaviorPryor’sRules ofStimulusControlBehaviornever occursin theabsence ofthe stimulusMimicryanimalrepeatswhat ithas seenBasicHusbandryPrincipalsA healthy environment,Proper nutrition,Proper social structure,Sound behavioralmanagement,Professional vet care,Systematic recordkeepingProtectedContactthe trainer isprotected fromthe possibilityof injury by theanimalAversiveStimulusanythingan animalseeks toavoidPryor's 10Laws ofShapingRegresswhenbehaviordeterioratesTrainingTeachingSocialBehavioroften plays animportant role inthe lives of manyanimals; trainersshouldn’t try tocompete with itIntelligenceThe abilityto acquireand applyknowledgeOperantConditioningBehaviors arealtered by theconsequencesthat followContinuousReinforcementeach correct behavioris reinforced eachtime it is performed.The traditionalreinforcementscheduleStimulusControlpairing behavior withan audible, visual ortactile cue – theanimal performs thebehavior onpresentation of thecueSecondaryReinforcerSomething thathas acquiredreinforcing valuethrough itsassociation with aprimary reinforcerSelectiveReinforcementonly reinforcingthe responsesthat are movingin the directionof the desiredbehaviorAnimalShuffleanimals pickupwith whichevertrainer they wantthen are movedwhere the trainerwants themNegativeReinforcersomething isremoved from theenvironment thatincreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsNegativePunishersomething isremoved from theenvironment thatdecreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsLRS3-5secondneutralresponsePositivePunishersomething isadded to theenvironment thatdecreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsContinueSignalindicates to ananimal that it isdoing well butthe behavior isnot yet completeDesensitizationGetting animalcomfortable withnew stimuli inenvironmentthrough gradualexposure to it.Scanning/CapturingReinforcingbehavior thatis naturallyoffered bythe animalSecondaryReasonsforTrainingentertainment,education,research,workSuperstitiousBehaviora behaviorthat hasbeenaccidentallyreinforcedPryor's 10Laws ofShapingPlanaheadPrimaryReinforcersomething ananimal findsinherentlyreinforcing, usuallyan inherentbiological needBridgingStimulusa conditionedreinforcer that isdelivered directlyafter the desiredbehavior, and bridgesthe gap between thebehavior and the nextreinforcerVariableIntervalreinforcementis availableafter varyingamounts oftime since lastdeliverySemi-ProtectedContactthe trainer ispartiallyprotected orisolated fromthe animalDeltaa signal to warnthe animal thatan aversivestimulus is aboutto be presentedLocationSpecifictrain each animal tostation at a specificlocation, regardlessof how many peopleor animals areworkingCombinationBehaviorscombiningtwo or morecues to forma newbehaviorPryor's 10Laws ofShapingEnd on apositivenoteModeling/Moldinganimal is“shown” how todo behavior byphysicallymoving animalPositiveReinforcersomething isadded to theenvironment thatincreases thefrequency of thebehavior it followsPryor's 10Laws ofShapingIf a plandoesn’twork,change theplanChainedBehaviorcompletion ofone behaviorcues the startof the nextPryor’sRules ofStimulusControlNo otherbehavioroccurs inresponse tothe stimulusTimeOutremoval oftheopportunityfor positivereinforcementPryor's 10Laws ofShapingDon’t stopthe sessiongratuitouslyPositionSpecifictrain eachanimal tostation in aspecific order inrelation to eachotherDiscriminativeStimuluscue orsignalEthogramscientificallydesignedobservationlogRecalla signal thatindicates to theanimal that itshould return tostationAnthropomorphismAssigninghumanqualities,characteristics,or motivationsto animalsDiscriminationallows us todecide thattwo eventsor things areunrelatedGeneralizationis the abilityto see arelationshipbetweenthingsEnd ofSessionSignalsignals tothe animal asession iscompletePryor’sRules ofStimulusControlBehaviornever occursin responseto anotherstimulusCounterConditioningactivedesensitization,where a newstimulus ispaired withreinforcementFixedRatioreinforcementis availableafter a setnumber ofcorrectresponsesFreeContactanimal andtrainer havefree accessto the workarea

Animal Training - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Raise criteria in small increments
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  2. Train one criteria at a time
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  3. an involuntary/automatic response to a stimulus
    Classical Conditioning
  4. the various techniques used to train a behavior
    Shaping
  5. Teaching an animal to touch some part of its body to an object
    Targeting
  6. Vary reinforcement before moving to the next approximation
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  7. reinforcement is available after a variable amount of correct responses
    Variable Ratio
  8. using a fluctuating combination of primary and secondary reinforcers throughout the session
    VRRV
  9. passive desense without reinforcement from trainer
    Habituation
  10. Don’t change trainers mid-stream
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  11. Reinforcement is only available after a set amount of time has passed since the last delivery
    Fixed Interval
  12. the small steps that build up to the completed behavior
    Successive Approximations
  13. the animal being in the position and place they should be in during the session
    Stationing
  14. Relax old criteria when introducing new criteria
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  15. Behavior always occurs immediately upon preservation of the conditioned stimulus
    Pryor’s Rules of Stimulus Control
  16. physical exercise, mental stimulation, cooperative behavior
    Primary Reasons for Training
  17. Behavior never occurs in the absence of the stimulus
    Pryor’s Rules of Stimulus Control
  18. animal repeats what it has seen
    Mimicry
  19. A healthy environment, Proper nutrition, Proper social structure, Sound behavioral management, Professional vet care, Systematic record keeping
    Basic Husbandry Principals
  20. the trainer is protected from the possibility of injury by the animal
    Protected Contact
  21. anything an animal seeks to avoid
    Aversive Stimulus
  22. Regress when behavior deteriorates
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  23. Teaching
    Training
  24. often plays an important role in the lives of many animals; trainers shouldn’t try to compete with it
    Social Behavior
  25. The ability to acquire and apply knowledge
    Intelligence
  26. Behaviors are altered by the consequences that follow
    Operant Conditioning
  27. each correct behavior is reinforced each time it is performed. The traditional reinforcement schedule
    Continuous Reinforcement
  28. pairing behavior with an audible, visual or tactile cue – the animal performs the behavior on presentation of the cue
    Stimulus Control
  29. Something that has acquired reinforcing value through its association with a primary reinforcer
    Secondary Reinforcer
  30. only reinforcing the responses that are moving in the direction of the desired behavior
    Selective Reinforcement
  31. animals pickup with whichever trainer they want then are moved where the trainer wants them
    Animal Shuffle
  32. something is removed from the environment that increases the frequency of the behavior it follows
    Negative Reinforcer
  33. something is removed from the environment that decreases the frequency of the behavior it follows
    Negative Punisher
  34. 3-5 second neutral response
    LRS
  35. something is added to the environment that decreases the frequency of the behavior it follows
    Positive Punisher
  36. indicates to an animal that it is doing well but the behavior is not yet complete
    Continue Signal
  37. Getting animal comfortable with new stimuli in environment through gradual exposure to it.
    Desensitization
  38. Reinforcing behavior that is naturally offered by the animal
    Scanning/ Capturing
  39. entertainment, education, research, work
    Secondary Reasons for Training
  40. a behavior that has been accidentally reinforced
    Superstitious Behavior
  41. Plan ahead
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  42. something an animal finds inherently reinforcing, usually an inherent biological need
    Primary Reinforcer
  43. a conditioned reinforcer that is delivered directly after the desired behavior, and bridges the gap between the behavior and the next reinforcer
    Bridging Stimulus
  44. reinforcement is available after varying amounts of time since last delivery
    Variable Interval
  45. the trainer is partially protected or isolated from the animal
    Semi-Protected Contact
  46. a signal to warn the animal that an aversive stimulus is about to be presented
    Delta
  47. train each animal to station at a specific location, regardless of how many people or animals are working
    Location Specific
  48. combining two or more cues to form a new behavior
    Combination Behaviors
  49. End on a positive note
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  50. animal is “shown” how to do behavior by physically moving animal
    Modeling/ Molding
  51. something is added to the environment that increases the frequency of the behavior it follows
    Positive Reinforcer
  52. If a plan doesn’t work, change the plan
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  53. completion of one behavior cues the start of the next
    Chained Behavior
  54. No other behavior occurs in response to the stimulus
    Pryor’s Rules of Stimulus Control
  55. removal of the opportunity for positive reinforcement
    Time Out
  56. Don’t stop the session gratuitously
    Pryor's 10 Laws of Shaping
  57. train each animal to station in a specific order in relation to each other
    Position Specific
  58. cue or signal
    Discriminative Stimulus
  59. scientifically designed observation log
    Ethogram
  60. a signal that indicates to the animal that it should return to station
    Recall
  61. Assigning human qualities, characteristics, or motivations to animals
    Anthropomorphism
  62. allows us to decide that two events or things are unrelated
    Discrimination
  63. is the ability to see a relationship between things
    Generalization
  64. signals to the animal a session is complete
    End of Session Signal
  65. Behavior never occurs in response to another stimulus
    Pryor’s Rules of Stimulus Control
  66. active desensitization, where a new stimulus is paired with reinforcement
    Counter Conditioning
  67. reinforcement is available after a set number of correct responses
    Fixed Ratio
  68. animal and trainer have free access to the work area
    Free Contact