Dolphin Behaviour. Please Help!!?

Question

I need some assignment help!

the question i have to answer is...

'How are natural behaviours exploited in the world of training working animals? Using Dolphins as an example explain how each animal is trained to perform based on its natural behaviour in the wild.'

i just need a bit of help because i havent got a clue about what a dolphins natural behaviour is and how people can train them to do them in captivity.

thanks! x

Answer 1

Okay, your help is the term, OPERANT CONDITIONING.

Answer 2

I typed "dolphin natural behavior training" into a search engine window and got lots of hits, like this one...

http://www.dolphins.org/marineed_trainin...

I'm sure you will see more. If you are in college, I recommend hitting the library. You wouldn't be the first person asked to write on this topic.