PSY201H5 Lecture Notes - Reinforcement
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Lab 4: sniffy - operant conditioning (read the sniffy manual, pp. What is the effect of x on y while controlling for z? or more specifically today We have 1 iv (x) - before vs. after training procedures (a pretest-posttest design!) We have 1 dv (y) - rate of bar pressing behaviour (bar presses per minute) We have 2 cvs (z) - the animal is motivated to find food (always hungry. Every bar press gets rewarded (continuous reinforcement or crf) Begin with a new rat and immediately start feeding him. Hint 1 - when shaping, don"t miss any opportunities to reward a target action. Hint 2 - when the target behaviour is rearing at the back wall, occasionally give him food just so that sniffy goes to the hopper to eat. Hint 3 - when he is starting to press the bar himself let him press it before you do, so that he trains himself.
