by Shane Gorbett, Board of Directors, The Animal Behavior Management Alliance
The Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) strives to spread knowledge throughout the animal care field to help enhance animal care through operant conditioning. Each episode we will discuss a topic in the world of animal care and break down the science of behavior change. To achieve this, the podcast’s host, Shane Gorbett, will interview fellow trainers and experts from across the world to discuss all things training, behavior, enrichment, welfare, and much more! This podcast will be a great resource for all trainers. Let's talk some training and banter about behavior!
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April 16, 2025
<p><strong>This episode Steve Martin, President and CEO of Natural Encounters, Inc., discusses training on a continuum by moving away from coercion and towards genuine choice. Steve starts the episode by giving a review of the concepts of choice and… control with some practical examples. The discussion then turns to breaking down behavioral degrees of freedom, genuine choice, and coercion with many more great practical examples. The episode ends with Steve outlining that real-world animal training requires us to train on the continuum but always striving towards providing genuine choice in order to enhance an animal’s welfare. Stay tuned in for Steve’s motivation and emotional "Training Tale" about a trainer from a show at the Singapore Zoo. For questions or suggestions about the podcast email [email protected] and to contact Steve email [email protected] Let's talk some training and banter about behavior!</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>3:45 Introduction to Steve Martin </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>9:25 Review of Choice and… Control </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>18:55 Degrees of Behavioral Freedom</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>28:20 Free Choice</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>30:35 Genuine Choice</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>44:05 Coercion </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>56:15 Training on the Continuum</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>1:04:15 “Training Tales” </strong></p></li></ul><p><br></p>
April 2, 2025
<p><strong>This episode Mel Paynter and Alyse Stitt, Georgia Aquarium, discuss motivation in the context of animal behavior and training. In part 1 of this two episode discussion Mel and Alyse discuss what motivation is, what it looks like in practice, and give some o-fish-ally great examples from the many aquatic species that they work with in the Ocean Voyager habitat at the Georgia Aquarium. They both dive deeper into breaking down and discussing some of the numerous stimuli and events that can affect motivation. The discussion finishes with their advice on how to productively and effectively use motivation as a tool in our training toolbox and not as a label. Stay tuned in for Mel and Alyse’s “Training Tales” that focus on how the fish they have worked with have taught them and changed their perspective. You can also learn more information about the 2025 ABMA annual conference by visiting www.abma.org For questions or suggestions about the podcast email [email protected] and to contact Mel and Alyse email </strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a><strong> Let's talk some training and banter about behavior! </strong></p><p><strong>3:25 Introduction to Mel Paynter and Alyse Stitt</strong></p><p><strong>8:15 Overview of Ocean Voyager habitat at Georgia Aquarium </strong></p><p><strong>10:15 Definition of Motivation </strong></p><p><strong>13:45 Definition of Motivating Operations </strong></p><p><strong>Affects on Motivation: </strong></p><p><strong>17:10 Food and Enrichment </strong></p><p><strong>24:00 Breeding/Courtship </strong></p><p><strong>34:00 Social Structure/Situations </strong></p><p><strong>39:50 Environment</strong></p><p><strong>43:35 Weather/Seasonality</strong></p><p><strong>45:00 Learning History </strong></p><p><strong>47:50 Animal’s physical ability to do something</strong></p><p><strong>48:50 Previous access to resources</strong></p><p><strong>50:35 Differences in motivation among individuals </strong></p><p><strong>59:25 Advice for using motivation productively and effectively, not as a label</strong></p><p><strong>1:05:35 “Training Tales” </strong></p><p><br /></p>
March 19, 2025
<p><strong>This episode Shane Gorbett, Philadelphia Zoo and host of the podcast, discusses and breaks down fading. Shane first discusses examples of what fading looks like in practice and how we can apply the artful application of the science of behavior change in order to know when and how to fade. Shane also discusses the challenges of fading too quickly, too slowly, or not at all. Stay tuned in for Shane’s "Training Tale" about Nile crocodile crate training and the importance of paying attention to the communication that we provide to animals. Visit </strong><a href="http://www.theabma.org/"><strong>www.theabma.org</strong></a><strong> for more information and for questions or suggestions about the podcast or to contact Shane, email [email protected] Let's talk some training and banter about behavior! </strong></p><p><strong>5:35 Introduction to Shane Gorbett </strong></p><p><strong>14:10 Definition of Fading and Examples </strong></p><p><strong>25:10 Fading to change a behavior’s cue. </strong></p><p><strong>28:00 How do we know when to fade? </strong></p><p><strong>31:50 What happens if we fade too quickly? </strong></p><p><strong>37:35 What happens if we fade too slowly? </strong></p><p><strong>39:05 What happens if we never fade at all? </strong></p><p><strong>42:55 “Training Tale” </strong></p><p><br></p>
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