Smart guinea pig!

[beckyxxx]

My Guinea pig knows exactly where his nummies come from and he spends majority of floor time stairing at the fridge , in hopes his special powers may be able to open it! Ha ha

 

[Claire W]

So funny

 

[Betsy]

Love it!

 

[Lady Kelly]

 

[PerceptorII]

So did his special powers work? Did you finally open it up and give him something?

 

[beckyxxx]

Ohhh yes he got a treat lol

 

[Flutterby]

Haha that is great!

 

[Betsy]

Obviously his special powers work then!

 

[Merab]

Clever boy - who’s got his slave well trained then?

 

[PigglePuggle]

I use this sort of piggies training humans example to my students to describe operant and classical conditioning in animal learning experiments... Operant conditioning (requires intelligent reasoning to associate action with outcome): piggy performs cute action or makes noise to receive food. Classical conditioning: (instinctive like Pavlov's dogs) human is trained to dispense food when piggy does something. Anything. See piggy = give food

 

[PerceptorII]

I use this sort of piggies training humans example to my students to describe operant and classical conditioning in animal learning experiments... Operant conditioning (requires intelligent reasoning to associate action with outcome): piggy performs cute action or makes noise to receive food. Classical conditioning: (instinctive like Pavlov's dogs) human is trained to dispense food when piggy does something. Anything. See piggy = give food

Oh, is that why I keep trying to shove a carrot into your avatar?

 

[Posyrose]

I use this sort of piggies training humans example to my students to describe operant and classical conditioning in animal learning experiments... Operant conditioning (requires intelligent reasoning to associate action with outcome): piggy performs cute action or makes noise to receive food. Classical conditioning: (instinctive like Pavlov's dogs) human is trained to dispense food when piggy does something. Anything. See piggy = give food

As a psychologist I do everything I can to avoid operant conditioning

So..............I'm such a bad slave

 

[PigglePuggle]

Maybe the piggies will build a Skinner box for us... or maybe I've just been on leave from work too long with nobody to talk to but piggies and giant snails!

 

[Posyrose]

Maybe the piggies will build a Skinner box for us... or maybe I've just been on leave from work too long with nobody to talk to but piggies and giant snails!

Did you know Skinner made a Skinner box (aka special play pen) for his daughter?! I suppose you experiment with whatever's handy

 

[Merab]

Now I understand why I am so well trained.
Clever people as well as clever piggies

 

[beckyxxx]

Hehe glad you like the photo guys, he’s always straight to the fridge when he’s out of his cage and squeaking if he sees me walk towards it! He’s so clever , he also responds to his name as soon as I shout him he comes running straight to me! I’m the one who always gives his treats so he always ignores my partner as he knows he isn’t getting anything from him ha ha