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percent of agreement between observers was made to determine
reliability.
Results
Reliability
The percent of agreement between observers indicated
that both observers recorded identical responses 100% of the
time.
Establishment of the Conditioned Reinforcer
After approximately 140 pairings of the edible rein-
forcer with the auditory stimulus presented over a period of
20 days (number of presentations per day varied between 3
and 12), it was observed that the auditory stimulus had
attained conditioned reinforcing properties. A test trial
was conducted to determine the conditioned reinforcing prop-
erties of the auditory stimulus. While the horse was at
liberty, and the handler was standing 3 to 6 feet from the
horse, the auditory stimulus was presented for 10 test-
trials. In each of the 10 trials, the horse directed its
attention to the handler and moved toward the handler.
Conditioning of New Responses
The posttest trials demonstrated that both hypotheses
can be accepted; an auditory stimulus, after sufficient
pairings with a primary reinforcer, did serve as a condi-
tioned reinforcer in the training of new operant behaviors,
and the reinforcer was effective with a variety of operant
behaviors.
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Flynn, Karen Kolb. Conditioned Reinforcement with an Equine Subject, thesis, May 1980; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503848/m1/17/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .