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Horse Psychology 101

QUIZ 6

True/False

		Successive approximation means to teach a task in a stepwise progression.
		These steps are well defined and apply to all horses
		Shaping is different from successive approximations.
		At the beginning of the each sesion, you should assume that the horse will begin where he left off.
		In order to shape behavior, you must have a very clear picture of exactly what you want the horse to do.
		To use successive approximation, you ask the horse to perform the task all at once. You assume that the horse will learn by repetition.
		The first time you ask a horse to back you should get at least 4 steps back.
		When teaching a horse to load you must get at least one foot in before you reward the behavior.
		If a horse doesn’t under the next step, you need to smack him around until you get his attention and ask him again.
		Almost all behavior is learned through the process of shaping in horses, dogs, and humans.