Transcript How to graph data

Abstract
• Basically a 1 paragraph summary
• Write this LAST….it is easier
– This is very much like the last paragraph of your
discussion
• Typically no more than 250-300 words (and
this is HARD!).
Introduction: Be sure and REFERENCE!
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Introduce the concept of operant conditioning
– Define reinforcement vs. punishment
– Maintaining behavior: Schedules of reinforcement such as DRO, DRL, and DRH schedules
– Shaping and rules of shaping
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Functional analysis
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Define it
Explain how it is used
Give examples of its use
Tie into dogs:
Introduction to Dogs
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Why need to use operant conditioning/training with dogs, particularly rescue and shelter dogs
Dogs attachment/attention to humans (might include a small discussion on Innate or learned?
Dog development
Effects of shelters on dogs and Special populations of dogs (here you can add deaf/blind if that
applies)
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Segue: Present investigation applies operant conditioning and functional analyses
on shelter/rescue dogs
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Brief paragraph about what you did
Method section
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Describe your subject (s)
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Age, breed, sex, name
Background of the dog
Describe the room and tools you used
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Large room: 24 x 30 ft with rubber plastic padding
Computers on desks and various chairs located at edges of room
Also used hallway: 10’ wide with tile floor
Large window on north side of room; entrance door on south west side; office on south east; holding room
on north east.
Describe treats and toys you used:
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Zuke's Mini Naturals Dog Treats
Balls, etc.
Social reinforcement
Describe your procedure:
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Meet the dog; habituation time
Initial training time
Cannineality and functional analysis assessments
Continued training
Describe what you taught your dog to do and how you did it .
Results
Cannine-ality and Functional Analysis
• Make a table and report each score on each
subtest
• Sum the score
• Describe the results briefly and give an overall
assessment of the cannine-ality.
• These data should be in Test 1…..steal from
there!!!!!
Australian Shepherd Rescue Midwest
Behavior Evaluation
Dog name: Bella
Date of assessment: 11/06/2011
Age of Dog: 3 Breed: Australian Shepherd
Color: Black with Brown/White Paws Sex: Spayed Female
Assessor: Val Farmer-Dougan, Ph.D.
Observers: Daniel Campbell, Amanda Quick
Canine-Ality™ Assessment:
__1 1. Left Alone: Bella only walks around and sniffs about the room. There are no other behaviors seen.
__0 ___ 2. Greeting: Although it is hard to tell on the video when the assessor comes into the room, once
Bella see the assessor,
she initially approaches her. Almost immediately after greeting her, she jumps back and backs away. Slowly, she approaches
again and sits quietly as the assessor pets
her. She has an open mouth and soft eyes.
____ 3. Crate: After the second try and a little nudge, Bella enters the crate with some guidance. Once the door is closed, she give it a soft
nudge with her nose, and the rest of the time is spent standing and watching the assessor. She doesn't investigate or settle. She has
an open mouth and seems relaxed. When the door is opened, she leaves the crate is a well mannered fashion.
__0___ 4. Play. Bella was completely uninterested in the ball when it was offered to her and even when it was bounced in front of her.
Instead, she chose to be interactive with the evaluator. Her mouth is open and her eyes were soft. The more the evaluator tries to
play, the more uninterested Bella is and chooses to wander the room.
__0___ 5. Food Motivation. Bella initially sniffs the food lure, but then ignores it and tries to walk away. She does not follow the
assessor's hand or learn the behavior. She doesn't even take the food lure when it is offered to her on an open hand. She instead
licks the assessor's face and tries to walk away.
___0__ 6. Manners. Bella was calm and well mannered. She never tried to jump on the assessor and was never rough. The only time she
seemed to respond to a stimulus was when she was confronted by the other dogs. This is when Bella showed fear and aggression
which led attempted bites toward the dogs.
Total Score: 1. Bella would have a very low energy level. She would best be described as a constant companion™. “Bella can be
described as emotionally secure, mutually satisfying, and low maintenance. She will sit at your feet, walk by your side, and
be your devoted companion forever." ™
Conclusions:
During Assessment Bella was not aggressive and had low energy. She will be fine with an owner who is laid back like herself.
The owner needs to be responsible enough to remember to give her any necessary medication every day. This will not only keep her
healthy but also reduce her aggression levels towards other dogs. She could be placed into a multi-dog home, as long as she stays
medicated. She will make an excellent companion for someone looking for a low maintenance dog.
Valeri Farmer-Dougan, Ph.D.
Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Behavior Analyst and Animal Behaviorist
Departments of Psychology and School of Biological Sciences
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-4620
[email protected]
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/vfdouga
309-438-4554
You wouldn’t include
Your signature like I did,
but otherswise make a
table like this
Behavior training
• In the body of the paper:
– Describe what happened in your results
– Did the percentage or proportion of independent responses did your dog
achieve? You might describe the prompted and shaped responses if your dog
didn’t achieve the independent responses. When did you know the dog had
mastered the task- that is, what part of your graph shows mastery
– What part of your graph shows a change condition (e.g., the dog was absent
for three days): did the data show a backslide in behavior? Point those out.
– No statistics are needed!
• Repeat this process for each behavior you trained.
Behavior training Graphing
• Graph each command or type of training
individually for each of the dogs
• The X axis should be number of sessions
(blocks of 10) of training.
• The Y axis should be plotted from 0 to 100
(percentage) or 0 to 1.0 (proportion
Obedience training Graphing
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For EACH DAYS DATA for a particular task (say, SIT)
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Add up the # of Is the dog performed
Add up the # of P’s the dog performed
Add up the # of S’s the dog performed
NOW: get the percentage for each category
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divide the # of I’s by the total number of trials (usually 10)
Divide the # of P’s by the total
Divide the # of S’s by the total
For proportion, leave your numbers from 0 to 1.0
For percentage: multiple those numbers above by 100 (e.g., .3 x 100 = 30%)
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Plot the percentage or proportion of 1’s, 2’s and 3’s for that day (you can make three separate
graphs or plot all on 1 graph using different symbols and lines)
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Repeat for each day you have data for that task.
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Repeat this process for each behavior you trained.
Percentage of 1's, 2's and 3's
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Percentage of Beahavior
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3's
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2's
1's
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Sessions
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Moe
Discussion
• Summarize your data
• Cannineality; did it give you more information about
your dog, how was it used
• Training: how did it go?
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What was successful and what was not successful
How did you adapt to a different dog or dogs (if you did)
What would you do differently if you had the chance
What should Dr. FD do differently next semester to
facilitate the dogs better?
Discussion
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Tie your results back to the literature we have read and discussed
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What did you learn about
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Psychology majors
You
The dogs
Critique your case study:
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Working with dogs
Operant conditioning
Yourself: How did you change over the course of the semester as a trainer?
Why is (or is not) this class valuable for
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How was your dog (s) similar to some of the situations or dogs we read about?
What theories or articles were most helpful for training your dog or gave you the most important
information for working with your dog?
What was well done what was NOT well done, and why?
What would you change about how the class was run and why?
What was well done and why? (so what would you keep).
Summarize in a single paragraph (like an abstract) what this paper was all about!
Remember:
• REFERENCE as if you were writing any other
term paper for a class
• Include your references in a reference
section!
• I am looking for a great paper to nominate for
the Laura Berk writing award…..do a good job
and it might be yours!