scholarly journals The history of behavior analysis in Manitoba: A sparsely populated canadian province with an international influence on behavior analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri Walters ◽  
Kendra Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
History Of Behavior Analysis ◽  
History Of

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-543
Author(s):  
Eduardo J. Fernandez ◽  
Allison L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Operant Conditioning ◽  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Change Behavior ◽  
History Of Behavior Analysis ◽  
Zoo Animals ◽  
History Of ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

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.

Indigenization of Behavior Analysis in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Lopes Miranda ◽  
Jaqueline Andrade Torres ◽  
Roberta Garcia Alves ◽  
Sérgio Dias Cirino
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
History Of Psychology ◽  
Scientific Psychology ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
History Of Behavior Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Sciences

Recently, theoretical and methodological contributions to the history of sciences have promoted worldwide interest in the circulation and appropriation of scientific knowledge and objects. Throughout the history of psychology, similar contributions have attempted to clarify the polycentric history of the field. Of special note in the history of behavior analysis, there has been growing interest in its past development in several countries. In this context, historians dedicated to psychology in South America are particularly interested in the paths followed by behaviorisms in the region. Aspects of the indigenization of behavior analysis in Brazil are analyzed between 1960 and 1980, a country in which this theory had a substantial impact in the field of psychology. The authors argue that behavior analysis was indigenized as a “technology” derived from psychology rather than from a theoretical and methodological perspective during that period. By presenting this thesis, the authors posit that protagonists of indigenization were more attached to the experimental discourse of psychology and the creation of a “scientific” psychology capable of attending to specific social demands (e.g., education) rather than the development of the theory itself. Through this work, an active appropriation is demonstrated of behavior analysis by Brazilians who were committed to behavior modification as a technology for solving social demands.

scholarly journals The History of Behavior Analysis: Some Historiography and a Bibliography

1990 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward K. Morris ◽  
James T. Todd ◽  
Bryan D. Midgley ◽  
Susan M. Schneider ◽  
Lisa M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
History Of Behavior Analysis ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Nu-Way Snaps and Snap Leads: an Important Connection in the History of Behavior Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogelio Escobar ◽  
Kennon A. Lattal
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
History Of Behavior Analysis ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Animal Training, Environmental Enrichment, and Animal Welfare: A History of Behavior Analysis in Zoos (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo J Fernandez ◽  
Allison L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Operant Conditioning ◽  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Change Behavior ◽  
History Of Behavior Analysis ◽  
Zoo Animals ◽  
History Of ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

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.

scholarly journals Postmortem findings in Ontario racehorses, 2003–2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josepha DeLay
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmia ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injury ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
Death Registry ◽  
History Of ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Death Cases

Postmortem lesions and cause of death were evaluated retrospectively for 963 horses examined as part of the Ontario Racing Commission Death Registry over a 13-y period. The Death Registry was established in 2003 to identify factors leading to death or euthanasia of racehorses in this Canadian province. Postmortem examination was carried out on 56% of horses reported to the Death Registry and included Standardbred, Thoroughbred, and American Quarter Horses. Musculoskeletal injury was the most common reason for death associated with racing or training among all racehorses and involved 68% of horses. A history of sudden death during or immediately following exercise was described for 31% of racing- or training-associated deaths, and in 16% of all horses in the study. Sudden death occurred in horses of all breeds, and our report describes lesions associated with sudden death in a series of Standardbreds. The cause of death in these cases was most frequently attributed to cardiopulmonary lesions. The cause of death was undetermined in 20% of sudden death cases, and it is speculated that cardiac arrhythmia may have contributed to these deaths. Injection-associated death was documented in 4% of the study population. Lesions among horses whose death was not associated with exercise were similar to those in other equine populations, and lesions involving the gastrointestinal system were most common. Standardization of pathology reporting of pulmonary and other lesions in racehorse postmortem cases would allow direct comparison of results among racehorse populations.

scholarly journals Anti-Oppressive Restorative Justice: Behavior Analysis in Alternatives to Policing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Worner Leland ◽  
August Stockwell
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Systematic Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Significant Change

The history of American policing, behavior criminalization, and carceral justice is rooted in racist practice dating back to the 1700s. In addition to racially disproportionate punishment doled out by these systems, they are not designed to support behavioral punishment of harm or reinforcement of prosocial behavior for socially significant change. One alternative to this retributive carceral justice system is Restorative Justice. This paper offers a conceptually systematic examination of Restorative Justice for behavior change, an examination of the functional utility of various restorative approaches, alignment of Restorative Justice with behavior analytic ethics, and suggestions for incorporating anti-oppressive practices.

scholarly journals Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavioral Medicine: History of the Relationship and Opportunities for Renewed Collaboration

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Greenwald ◽  
Kathryn Roose ◽  
Larry Williams
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Medicine ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Applied Behavior Analysis ◽  
Medicine History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Language Situation and Language Policy in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
V. A. Kozhemyakina
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
English Language ◽  
French Language ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Linguistic Minority ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
Acadian French ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media

The analysis of sociolinguistic situation in the Canadian province of New Brunswick is offered in the article. The history of the settlement of this territory by representatives of different linguistic cultures — the French and the British — is considered. An overview of the demo linguistic situation in the province is given. The statistical data of the latest population censuses are presented. Particular attention is paid to the use of the minority French language in various social and communicative spheres in New Brunswick at the present stage: in the legislative and executive branches, in the main sphere of the language functioning — in the sphere of education, in the spheres of services, trade and the media. The author dwells on the problem of variation of the Acadian French language in a situation of institutional bilingualism, when the French language is constantly under the influence of the dominant English language. The relevance of the article is due to the attention of the Russian and world community to the position of minority languages in a multilingual society and the problem of their preservation. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the ongoing language policy is considered simultaneously with the analysis of existing laws on language, since only adopted laws can allow members of the linguistic minority to assert and defend their rights.

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