Animal Training: Gary the Hamster

The Monday Couple: Gary & Jihyo

Profile of Gary

Name: Gary the cheeky hamster

Gender: Male

Occupation: Jihyo's lover

Breed: Syrian (Grey in colour)

Profile of Jihyo

Name: Jihyo the blank hamster (Mong Jihyo)

Gender: Female

Occupation: Gary's wife

Breed: Syrian (Black stripe on her back, like sugar glider)

Hello guys! It has been 2 weeks since Psychology week and we just finalized the animal training video featuring Gary! Gary shows quite a big improvement throughout the agility training and we couldn't be more proud of him! 

Unfortunately Jihyo did not get the chance to show off her talent probably because they're expecting some babies soon??!! Anyways, she has been a supportive wife to Gary all these while and everything went smoothly Alhamdulillah. 

Thank you Dr. Lihanna Borhan for giving us this chance to explore the world of Psychology by dealing with animals that is apparently quite strange to some of us. To Red Velvet team, you guys are the best!! Thank you for each and everyone of you who directly or indirectly contributing to this group. 

Save Our Gaza

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Islam in Gaza. May Allah's SWT help with them.

(teaser)-counting down the day..

Gary and Jihyo in action..

Subhanallah.. How great Allah creates this for us to think upon.

Episode 1

Once upon a time, in a far far away land..

there are live two cute hamsters named Gary and his wife Jihyo

are we really hamsters?

let we dry up ourselves first

changing room.

our house are broken apart for hygienic purpose

the sun-ray kills the bacteria,.good bye dirt, bacteria and bad smell..

TO BE CONTINUED...

 (-_-")

okay, that's all for now..thank you for your time.don't miss next entry for more teaser from us..

Animal training :)

After we have bought two cute hamsters we have discussed about naming them, then we came up with Gary and Jihyo, we actually took sometime feeding them without even starting the training seasons, later on we have decided to make two types of training since we have got two hamsters, so we made agility and maze.

For the first time in training season we put one of them in the agility and the second one in the maze, we were thinking that we can make some progress on that day, but we were unable to control them cause they were running everywhere escaping from their new environment, so we end up doing nothing, but later on we learnt that we should at first teach them by letting them going around and by exploring so they can get used to or adapt with the new environment.

In fact, now we have focused on Gary only and we started training it while reconstructing the maze in order to start with the second hamster, we made some progress, yes of course it wasn't that easy, we definitely must have some patience in order to see the result of our effort otherwise we will end up so frustrated, so we started step by step and slowly Gary has shown some improvement in the agility, we got so happy as it was the end, but of course that was the first season and we still have a lot to do and yes we can :) 

Da'wah project ..

Our task for the Da'wah project is to focus on how to increase the awareness of Muslims to follow the Sunnah (tradition) of the prophet Mohammed PBUH. some acts like we as Muslims have forgotten to do, acts that only few of us are doing, it is like we have omitted something that should be a part of our daily life activities, things that bring us closer to Allah by putting our forehead on the ground, sooth our heart in a very busy day, and above all that make us feel protected. Our objective is to remind people to implement (Dhuha prayer) and Mathurat (remembrance of Allah day and night) in regular manner.

Reinforcement Schedule

Assalamu'alaikum Madam Lihanna and readers.....

First of all, Happy Holiday {]=)..... and Selamat Hari Raya Eid-Adha, in advanced....

Due to mid-semester examination and followed by mid-semester break, we didn't have the opportunity to conduct our weekly meeting.

But!!! We'll still continue updating this blog as planned, even all of us are in Hari Raya mood.... *;^....

This week, madam Lihanna taught us on Instrumental Conditioning - Reinforcement Schedule.

Intermittently reinforced responses are extinguished more slowly than continuously reinforced responses.

Now, let us look at several schedules... DON'T GET CONFUSED.....

Fixed ratio (FR) ~ Reinforcement is presented after a certain constant number of responses have occurred.                              

Variable ratio (VR) ~ Reinforcement is presented after a particular, yet continually changing, number of responses have been emitted. 

Fixed interval (FI) ~ Reinforcement is contingent on the first response emitted after a particular, constant amount of time has gone by.                                             

Variable interval (VI) ~ Reinforcement is contingent on the first response emitted after a certain time interval has elapsed, but the length of the interval changes from one occasion to the next.

Then, we were acknowledged by madam on Ineffective forms of punishment....

oh yeah... one more thing... the POP QUIZ....hehe...it make us smile when madam said, "ok, put aside your book, we are having a quiz today..."

~speechless~

...and that's all for now...

Have a nice holiday...

Assalamu'alaikum ;> 

Operant Conditioning

Difference between Classical and Operant Conditioning

 

Skinner's Operant Conditioning Mechanisms

• Positive Reinforcement or reward: Responses that are rewarded are likely to be repeated. (Good grades reinforce careful study.)
• Negative Reinforcement: Responses that allow escape from painful or undesirable situations are likely to be repeated. (Being excused from writing a final because of good term work.)
• Extinction or Non-Reinforcement : Responses that are not reinforced are not likely to be repeated. (Ignoring student misbehavior should extinguish that behavior.)
• Punishment: Responses that bring painful or undesirable consequences will be suppressed, but may reappear if reinforcement contingencies change. (Penalizing late students by withdrawing privileges should stop their lateness.)

(Good & Brophy, 1990)