68: Changing Conditions to Change Motivation - Part 1 with Wouter Stellaard, Behavior 360 & The Kuzo Group

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Animal Behavior Conversations: The Podcast of The ABMA

Shane Gorbett, Board of Directors, The Animal Behavior Management Alliance

69 episodes

4 days ago

The Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) strives to spread knowledge throughout the animal care field to help enhance animal care through operant conditioning. Each episode we will discuss a topic in the world of animal care and break down the science of behavior change. To achieve this, the podcast’s host, Shane Gorbett, will interview fellow trainers and experts from across the world to discuss all things training, behavior, enrichment, welfare, and much more! This podcast will be a great resource for all trainers. Let's talk some training and banter about behavior!

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68: Changing Conditions to Change Motivation - Part 1 with Wouter Stellaard, Behavior 360 & The Kuzo Group

Animal Behavior Conversations: The Podcast of The ABMA

1 hour 18 minutes 7 seconds

3 weeks ago

68: Changing Conditions to Change Motivation - Part 1 with Wouter Stellaard, Behavior 360 & The Kuzo Group

This episode begins a two episode arc discussing how changing conditions can change motivation with Wouter Stellaard, Behavior 360 and the Kuzo Group. In this episode Wouter discusses the many, and not exclusive, ways in which we can change conditions to change motivation that do not involve diet management. The episode begins by discussing motivation as a construct and a label and then breaking down motivating operations and setting events. Wouter educates on the many ways in which we can alter antecedents and the environment in order to effect motivation. Additionally, Wouter encourages listeners to evaluate ourselves and our shaping plans. Stay tuned in for Wouter’s “Training Tale” about getting into the weeds of training Calm Attentive Behaviors (CAB) with wolves at Bearizona. For questions or suggestions about the podcast email ⁠abc@theabma.org⁠ and to contact Wouter email wstellaard@behavior360.com or wouters@thekuzogroup.com

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Let's talk some training and banter about behavior!

3:50 Introduction to Wouter Stellaard

9:40 A jumping off point for a discussion

11:35 Change from weight management mindset to behavior management mindset

15:10 Definition of Motivation

18:50 Motivation as a label

22:55 Motivation and the Study of One in One Moment

26:20 Definition of Motivating Operations and Setting Events

29:20 Relationship and Trust

30:40 Variety of reinforcers

31:10 Variety of asked behaviors, rate of reinforcement

33:20 Shifting the mindset to what we can do and away from the animal isn’t motivated

37:10 Antecedents and changing the environment

43:50 Evaluating ourselves

49:55 Differential Outcome Effect

52:00 Competing Reinforcers

56:30 Reevaluating our shaping plan

59:40 Low Motivation vs Reinforced Behavior

1:03:50 Social Structure and Hierarchy

1:13:50 “Training Tales”