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Motivating operations and animal welfare

  • Surrey Jackson
  • , Lewis Bizo
  • , T Mary Foster
  • , James S McEwan

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Abstract

Manipulation of unconditioned Motivating Operations (MOs) such as pain, food and water deprivation and the lowering of body weight can be potentially harmful and distressing to animals. Past research that has manipulated such MOs in order to motivate animals to respond for reinforcers is reviewed and directions for future research are discussed. The focus is on the extent that potentially distressing MO's need to be altered in order to change motivation for reinforcers in animals. In addition research directions for investigating alternative MOs that can motivate animals to respond for reinforcers are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages12-12
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventNZABA 2012 Conference: 9th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Behaviour Analysis - Wellington, New Zealand
Duration: 1 Sept 20122 Sept 2012

Conference

ConferenceNZABA 2012 Conference: 9th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Behaviour Analysis
CityWellington, New Zealand
Period1/09/122/09/12

Keywords

  • Psychology
  • Humane Animal Treatment
  • Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)

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