Clicker Training Accelerates Learning of Complex Behaviors but Reduces Discriminative Abilities of Yucatan Miniature Pigs

Clicker Training Accelerates Learning of Complex Behaviors but Reduces Discriminative Abilities of Yucatan Miniature Pigs

Animal training is meant to teach specific behavioral responses to specific cues. Clicker training (CT) is a popular training method based on the use of a device that emits a sound of double-click to be associated as a first-order conditioned stimulus in contingency with positive reinforcements. Aft...

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Main Authors: Pedro Paredes-Ramos, Joanna V. Diaz-Morales, Manuel Espinosa-Palencia, Genaro A. Coria-Avila, Apolo A. Carrasco-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
animal training
clicker training
pig cognition
object discrimination
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/959

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