25: Discriminative Stimulus/Cues with Daisy Barrett, SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium

This episode Daisy Barrett, SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium in Australia, discusses the science and application behind the Discriminative Stimulus (Sd)/Cues. Daisy walks through the many different types of Sds, when and how to introduce a cue, and how to adapt Sds as an animal ages. Stay tuned to hear about Daisy and Shane's favorite cues and for Daisy's "Training Tale" with little blue penguins! For questions or suggestions about the podcast email [email protected]. To reach Daisy, you can message her on her social media channels and check out her new podcast, "Trainer Talks and Tails" focusing on all things animal training and conservation!  Let's talk some training! 5:35 Introduction to Daisy Barrett 10:00 Definition of Sd (Discriminative Stimulus)/Cues 11:25 Why is it called a Discriminative Stimulus? 12:00 Types of Sds/Cues 19:45 What needs to be true for something to be a Sd/cue? 22:10 How and when to introduce the Sd/cue? 24:10 Can a behavior have multiple Sd/cues? 27:20 How to tell if an Sd/cue is actually conditioned? 29:35 Adapting Sd/cues for aging animals 36:05 Training Tales 37:55 Information about “Trainer Talks and Tails” Podcast