Sentences with phrase «marker signal»
A "marker signal" refers to a specific signal or sign used to identify something or indicate a certain point or direction. It serves as a noticeable and recognizable symbol that helps guide or mark a particular location, path, or purpose. Full definition
But the advantage of using a clicker (or some other marker signal) is that it's a crisp, clear, unique sound that can't be mistaken for anything else.
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That being said, other types of marker signals can absolutely be used in the same way as a clicker.
Dogs love praise, but although praise is a good reinforcer, it is not a good marker signal.
Deaf dogs can be trained using a flashlight or «thumbs up» as a visual marker signal.
First of all, we talk all day long; a marker signal must stand out.
At which point you give your marker signal — a click from your clicker for example — and release the treat into his mouth.
We pair the marker signal with a good primary reinforcer such as food (a primary reinforcer is something an animal enjoys by itself — a secondary reinforcer is something an animal has learned to enjoy).
We use a marker signal that's clear and precise to signal the behaviors we will reward (and the behaviors we like).
To help the animals associate the marker signal with the desired behavior (in other words, to help a dog understand that a «click» sound they heard is matched to something they just did — such as sit down), many positive reinforcement trainers start with a game of «target» to teach the relationship between the marker signal («you got it!»)
A marker signal can be a whistle, a gesture, a word, or a «clicker» (which is now probably one of the most common marker signals used by positive reinforcement trainers).
We call it the marker signal.
Specialized terms such as intermittent reinforcement, extinction burst, marker signal and stimulation are defined throughout.
Through fun games and exercises a horse soon learns the relationship between the marker signal and the «thank - you» reward.
Breland used classical conditioning to pair a marker signal with a reward, so that when the animal heard the signal it knew it would be getting a reward.
* Dogs learn that the marker signal means, «Something good is coming.»
You use a marker signal (the sound of a toy clicker) to tell the animal (or person) when it's doing the action that will pay off.