Functional analysis and treatment of self‐injurious feather plucking in a black vulture (<i>Coragyps atratus</i>)

Morris, Kristen L.; Slocum, Sarah K.

doi:10.1002/jaba.639

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“…Adding to previous applied animal behaviour analytic research (e.g., [18,[22][23][24][25][26][27]), the current study demonstrates how ABA can make a comprehensive contribution to the treatment of canine behaviour problems.…”

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confidence: 64%

Using Principles from Applied Behaviour Analysis to Address an Undesired Behaviour: Functional Analysis and Treatment of Jumping Up in Companion Dogs

Pfaller-Sadovsky

Arnott

Hurtado-Parrado

2019

Animals

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The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of procedures successfully used in human related applied behaviour analysis practices to the field of clinical animal behaviour. Experiment 1 involved functional analyses to identify the reinforcement contingencies maintaining jumping up behaviour in five dogs. Experiment 2 comprised teaching dog owners a noncontingent reinforcement intervention (i.e., time-based reinforcement) via behavioural skills training. Single-case experimental methods were implemented in both experiments. The results of Experiment 1 showed that access to a tangible (dogs D01, D02, D03, and D04) and owner attention (dog D05) were reliably maintaining the jumping up behaviour. Experiment 2 demonstrated that noncontingent reinforcement effectively reduced jumping in three out of four dogs (Tau −0.59, CI 90% [−1–0.15], p = 0.026, Tau −1, CI 90% [−1–−0.55], p = 0.0003, and Tau −0.32, CI 90% [−0.76–0.11], p = 0.22 for dyads D01, D02, and D05, respectively), and that behavioural skills training was successful in teaching owners to perform a dog training intervention with high fidelity. Although the results are promising, more canine-related research into functional analysis and noncontingent reinforcement, as well as implementation of behavioural skills training with animal caregivers, is needed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 64%

Using Principles from Applied Behaviour Analysis to Address an Undesired Behaviour: Functional Analysis and Treatment of Jumping Up in Companion Dogs

Pfaller-Sadovsky

Arnott

Hurtado-Parrado

2019

Animals

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“…However, coming full circle, researchers are now successfully adapting and using behavioral protocols developed for use with people to impact animal welfare. For example, functional analysis protocols have been used to assess and treat problem behaviors in animals [87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96], and this function-based approach that emphasizes the identification and modification of existing behavior-environment relationships may help provide a framework that allows animal caregivers both a deeper understanding of behavior and the ability to move beyond the reliance of artificial reinforcers when modifying behavior [61]. In addition, empirical preference assessments have been successfully used in a variety of species [97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111] with promise for improving training effectiveness.…”

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confidence: 99%

Animal Training, Environmental Enrichment, and Animal Welfare: A History of Behavior Analysis in Zoos

Fernández

Martin

2021

JZBG

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The modern zoo has been associated with two major behavioral welfare advances: (a) the use of training to increase voluntary husbandry care, and (b) the implementation of environmental enrichment to promote naturalistic behaviors. Both practices have their roots in behavior analysis, or the operant conditioning-centered, reward-based approach to behavioral psychology. Operant conditioning served as the foundation for the development of reinforcement-based training methods commonly used in zoos to make veterinary and husbandry procedures easier and safer for animals and their caregivers. Likewise, operant conditioning, with its focus on arranging environmental antecedents and consequences to change behavior, also provided a framework for successful environmental enrichment practices. In this paper, we outline the key individuals and events that shaped two of the cornerstones of the modern zoo: (1) the emergence of reward-based husbandry training practices, and (2) the engineering of environmental enrichment. In addition, we (3) suggest ways in which behavior analysis can continue to advance zoo welfare by (i) expanding the efficacy of environmental enrichment, (ii) using within-subject methodology, and (iii) improving animal-visitor interactions. Our goal is to provide a historical and contextual reference for future efforts to improve the well-being of zoo animals.

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“…Animal behavior researchers study and intervene upon problematic behavior that occurs in companion, working, and captive animals. For example, researchers have investigated function‐based interventions to reduce problem behavior in shelter dogs (Winslow et al, 2018), canine mouthing (Waite & Kodak, 2021), and self‐injurious behavior in captive animals (Dorey et al, 2012; Morris & Slocum, 2019). However, many studies conducted with animals either do not include data on procedural fidelity or have high levels of reported fidelity in procedures conducted by researchers (Pfaller‐Sadovsky et al, 2019).…”

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Strengthening the procedural fidelity research‐to‐practice loop in animal behavior

Kodak

Bergmann

Waite

2022

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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Procedural fidelity is the extent to which components of an intervention are implemented as designed. Procedural fidelity is measured as a dependent variable and manipulated as an independent variable. In research and practice, procedural‐fidelity data should be collected, monitored, and reported. Procedural fidelity as an independent variable has been investigated in humans using parametric analyses, and the current article summarizes some of the research conducted on the effects of procedural‐fidelity errors in behavior‐reduction and skill‐acquisition interventions. Connections were drawn to applied animal researchers and the work of animal behavior practitioners to produce implications for practice with human and animal clients and suggestions for future research. Further, there are multiple ways to measure procedural fidelity, and different conclusions can be drawn based on the measure and computation method. The current article describes procedural‐fidelity measures that are most applicable to animal behavior researchers and professionals.

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Functional analysis and treatment of self‐injurious feather plucking in a black vulture (Coragyps atratus)

Cited by 21 publications

References 27 publications

Using Principles from Applied Behaviour Analysis to Address an Undesired Behaviour: Functional Analysis and Treatment of Jumping Up in Companion Dogs

Using Principles from Applied Behaviour Analysis to Address an Undesired Behaviour: Functional Analysis and Treatment of Jumping Up in Companion Dogs

Animal Training, Environmental Enrichment, and Animal Welfare: A History of Behavior Analysis in Zoos

Strengthening the procedural fidelity research‐to‐practice loop in animal behavior

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