Comments on: Why do animals exhibit stereotypies? http://stalecheerios.com/blog/training-tips/why-do-animals-exhibit-stereotypies/ a serial for positive animal training Sun, 20 May 2012 03:33:35 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Temple Grandin Movie: My Review | Stale Cheerios http://stalecheerios.com/blog/training-tips/why-do-animals-exhibit-stereotypies/comment-page-1/#comment-6812 Temple Grandin Movie: My Review | Stale Cheerios Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:30:16 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=460#comment-6812 [...] What do Animals Need? What’s a Good Reinforcer for an Elephant? What Makes Something Scary? Why do Animals Exhibit Stereotypies? Anticipation and Announced [...] [...] What do Animals Need? What’s a Good Reinforcer for an Elephant? What Makes Something Scary? Why do Animals Exhibit Stereotypies? Anticipation and Announced [...]

]]> By: Ark Lady http://stalecheerios.com/blog/training-tips/why-do-animals-exhibit-stereotypies/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 Ark Lady Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:22:17 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=460#comment-2255 Although I have not read this book the problem with generalization is that it overlooks other contributors. For instance, many stereotypic behaviors arise from fixed patterns in an animal's schedule. If you observe the static routines behind the scenes of zoo animals (and even some pets) the pacing is being reinforced by feeding once they are let into the night quarters. Dogs often bark, run, and cats will wake owners up or exhibit other behaviors surrounding feeding times or fixed routine patterns because they are reinforced by the owner or rewards. Are they superstitious behaviors? Sometimes but the escalated state (anticipation, frustration) and habituated patterns become very entrenched over time and are not always indicative of a poor environment--poor management and poor training perhaps. Although I have not read this book the problem with generalization is that it overlooks other contributors.

For instance, many stereotypic behaviors arise from fixed patterns in an animal’s schedule.

If you observe the static routines behind the scenes of zoo animals (and even some pets) the pacing is being reinforced by feeding once they are let into the night quarters.

Dogs often bark, run, and cats will wake owners up or exhibit other behaviors surrounding feeding times or fixed routine patterns because they are reinforced by the owner or rewards.

Are they superstitious behaviors? Sometimes but the escalated state (anticipation, frustration) and habituated patterns become very entrenched over time and are not always indicative of a poor environment–poor management and poor training perhaps.

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