I used to have a yellow lab who could do those things. He first learned to push open the sliding door. Then I watched him as he pushed up the lock, so I bought a gate hook for it. He learned to open that with his nose, push up the lock, and then open the slider. I finally got a gate hook with a spring latch and he couldn't quite manipulate that. He loved to get out and run around the neighborhood. Yes, he was a smart dog, but I think it was self-shaping. That was before the wonders of Youtube, though. Carol
On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Michael Britt <mich...@thepsychfiles.com>wrote: > A perfect opportunity for in-class (or online) debate/discussion. I would > assume that most students if shown the video would respond with: "Smart > horse!". So: is this an example of animal intelligence or as Joan suggests > "self-shaping"? Cognition vs. Behaviorism. > > Personally, the video reminded me of Thorndike's cats. > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > On Feb 15, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Joan Warmbold <jwarm...@oakton.edu> wrote: > > > Thanks Gary. An amusing story as well as a funny and impressive video > > showing a mare who has figured out how to open an amazing variety of > > locks. It was shaping but self-shaping of sorts. Apparently she enjoyed > > playing with things with her mouth from the get-go and soon progressed to > > fooling around with locks. Imagine that eureka moment when her 'fooling > > around with a lock' succeeded in opening it! Whether by intent or > > fortuitous, as Pasteur once said, "Chance favors the prepared mind!" > > > > Have a great Presidents' Day you all. > > > > Joan > > jwarm...@oakton.edu > > > >> Okay, not exactly Clever Hans, but still cleverly shaped behavior. I am > >> not sure what kind of locks they are talking about here either. > >> > >> > http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/02/houdini_horse_from_midland_is.html#incart_river > >> > >> > >> > >> G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D > >> Psychology@SVSU > >> > >> > >> > >> --- > >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: jwarm...@oakton.edu. > >> To unsubscribe click here: > >> > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=23754 > >> or send a blank email to > >> > leave-23754-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > >> > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com > . > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=23760 > > or send a blank email to > leave-23760-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=23789 > or send a blank email to > leave-23789-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23792 or send a blank email to leave-23792-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
