The Clicker Center.
Psychology Department, West Virginia University.
J Exp Anal Behav. 2022 Sep;118(2):237-249. doi: 10.1002/jeab.779. Epub 2022 Jun 14.
The communities of behavior analysts and animal trainers remain relatively disconnected despite potentially beneficial links between behavioral principles and the practices of animal training. Describing existing links between research by behavior analysts and practices used by animal trainers may foster connections. In this paper, we describe an approach used by many clicker trainers, referred to as loopy training. Loopy training is a teaching process built around the concept of movement cycles. Interactions between the animal learner and the handler are refined into predictable, cyclical patterns that can be expanded into complex sequences. These sequences include cues, target responses, conditioned reinforcers, and consummatory responses. We link the foundations of loopy training to existing work in the experimental analysis of behavior, compare loopy training to other shaping approaches, and describe areas for future research. We conclude with a series of recommendations for further developing connections between behavior analysts and animal trainers, using loopy training as the foundation for our suggestions.
尽管行为分析师的研究和动物训练师的实践之间存在潜在的有益联系，但行为分析师和动物训练师的社区仍然相对脱节。描述行为分析师的研究和动物训练师使用的实践之间现有的联系可能有助于建立联系。在本文中，我们描述了许多点击训练师使用的一种方法，称为循环训练。循环训练是一种围绕运动循环概念构建的教学过程。动物学习者和处理者之间的相互作用被细化为可预测的、循环的模式，可以扩展为复杂的序列。这些序列包括提示、目标反应、条件强化物和完成反应。我们将循环训练的基础与行为分析的实验分析中的现有工作联系起来，将循环训练与其他塑造方法进行比较，并描述未来研究的领域。我们以一系列建议结束，建议进一步发展行为分析师和动物训练师之间的联系，以循环训练为基础提出建议。
