Post by RealPitBull on Aug 3, 2010 7:45:59 GMT -5
A tongue in cheek comparison of the training methods of a variety of famous people ;D
WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
(Dog Trainer Version)
Pavlov: we fed the chicken on the opposite side of the road each day at 4 p.m.
until the chicken’s autonomic system actually began causing the chicken to cross
the road at 4 p.m. without even questioning the “why.”
B.F. Skinner: on prior occasions when the chicken voluntarily crossed the road,
this behavior was followed immediately by a reinforcing consequence.
Cesar Milan: I bullied, chased, poked, and intimidated the chicken until it
raced across the road, because I am a strong leader…
Barbara Woodhouse: You just say, “Walkies” with the right accent and place a
crumpet on the other side of the road…
Karen Pryor: by associating R+ with road crossing and P+ with standing still,
with a VR schedule, and offering a reward in keeping with the Premack principle,
we increased the intensity and frequency of the road crossing behavior.
Bill Koehler: a few well-timed pops on the choke chain and the chicken was happy
to cross the road.
Nicholas Dodman: I gave the chicken fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine,
carbamazepine, and azapirone and then it was happy to cross the road.
Patti Ruzzo: I crossed the road, pausing every step to spit a treat out of my
mouth like a human pez dispenser and the chicken followed along catching the
treats.
Electric Collar Advocate: whenever the chicken does not cross the road I give it
an electric shock. But do not worry, the shock is no more than you would feel if
you walked on a carpet wearing socks and it does not bother the chicken at all.
The feathers standing up and the smell of burning flesh mean nothing. In fact,
they are happier having nice clear communication than they would be otherwise.
Yuppie: chickens are just like little people in feather jackets, and if you love
them and give them diamonds and feel sorry for them all the time, they will be
happy to cross the road for you.
Paris Hilton: Because I put it in a Gucci bag and carried it.
Shelter director: Any chickens that do not cross the road will be euthanized for
their own good, and the others we will “adopt” out tomorrow for only $200 each.
Please send us money so we can keep doing more of this important work!
HSUS member: I do not know anything about animals, I have never been around
animals and am not really fond of animals, but we passed a law mandating that
chickens be kept without cages because animals belong only in the wild and
cannot be happy coexisting with man, so now they are walking wherever they want.
PETA member: chickens have the right to live in world without roads. Any chicken
that lives within a hundred miles of a road is suffering an inhumane existence
and might eventually be hit by a car so we should kill it today to ensure that
it does not die tomorrow.
WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
(Dog Trainer Version)
Pavlov: we fed the chicken on the opposite side of the road each day at 4 p.m.
until the chicken’s autonomic system actually began causing the chicken to cross
the road at 4 p.m. without even questioning the “why.”
B.F. Skinner: on prior occasions when the chicken voluntarily crossed the road,
this behavior was followed immediately by a reinforcing consequence.
Cesar Milan: I bullied, chased, poked, and intimidated the chicken until it
raced across the road, because I am a strong leader…
Barbara Woodhouse: You just say, “Walkies” with the right accent and place a
crumpet on the other side of the road…
Karen Pryor: by associating R+ with road crossing and P+ with standing still,
with a VR schedule, and offering a reward in keeping with the Premack principle,
we increased the intensity and frequency of the road crossing behavior.
Bill Koehler: a few well-timed pops on the choke chain and the chicken was happy
to cross the road.
Nicholas Dodman: I gave the chicken fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine,
carbamazepine, and azapirone and then it was happy to cross the road.
Patti Ruzzo: I crossed the road, pausing every step to spit a treat out of my
mouth like a human pez dispenser and the chicken followed along catching the
treats.
Electric Collar Advocate: whenever the chicken does not cross the road I give it
an electric shock. But do not worry, the shock is no more than you would feel if
you walked on a carpet wearing socks and it does not bother the chicken at all.
The feathers standing up and the smell of burning flesh mean nothing. In fact,
they are happier having nice clear communication than they would be otherwise.
Yuppie: chickens are just like little people in feather jackets, and if you love
them and give them diamonds and feel sorry for them all the time, they will be
happy to cross the road for you.
Paris Hilton: Because I put it in a Gucci bag and carried it.
Shelter director: Any chickens that do not cross the road will be euthanized for
their own good, and the others we will “adopt” out tomorrow for only $200 each.
Please send us money so we can keep doing more of this important work!
HSUS member: I do not know anything about animals, I have never been around
animals and am not really fond of animals, but we passed a law mandating that
chickens be kept without cages because animals belong only in the wild and
cannot be happy coexisting with man, so now they are walking wherever they want.
PETA member: chickens have the right to live in world without roads. Any chicken
that lives within a hundred miles of a road is suffering an inhumane existence
and might eventually be hit by a car so we should kill it today to ensure that
it does not die tomorrow.
I look forward to learning much here