10 Questions
What led to the abandonment of the raccoon's attempt to drop the coin into the bank?
Classically conditioned, fixed action pattern interference
In the case of the pig, what behavior did the coin elicit due to its strong association with food?
Rooting behavior
What gradually displaces the behavior that is being operantly conditioned according to the text?
Genetically based, fixed action pattern
Which type of conditioning procedure did the raccoon's behavior change from operant conditioning to classical conditioning represent?
Classical conditioning
What is an example of a conditioned response (CR) exhibited by the raccoon towards the coin?
Repetitive rubbing and washing similar to how raccoons treat food
What initially happened when the Brelands tried to train a pig to deposit a coin in a piggy bank?
The training proceeded smoothly using shaping and chaining.
What strange behavior did the pig eventually develop during the coin-depositing training?
The pig started tossing the coin in the air and rooting at it on the ground.
What happened when the Brelands tried to train a raccoon for the same coin-depositing trick?
They encountered similar difficulties as with the pig.
What can be inferred from the Brelands' experiences with training animals for unusual behaviors?
There are limits to the behaviors that animals can be trained to perform.
What was the initial assumption that the Brelands' experiences challenged?
That animals can be trained to perform any behavior they are physically capable of.
Explore the limits of behavior training in animals through the experiences of Skinner's students, Marian and Keller Breland. Learn how their training for show business revealed boundaries to what animals can be trained to do.
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