TAD
Test Animatronic Dolphin
which children benefitted from dolphin therapy?
disabled
This study was conducted across __ countries
7
This study was conducted with __ children
35
Built for use for ______-based therapy
water
Dolphin TAD compared with in this study
Atlantic bottlenose dolphins
What are the two reinforcement locations?
water
on dock
IN our first slide what did we say our picture on the left is
FAKE or REAL
REAL
In what year was this article published in?
2007
TAD replicated dolphin ____, texture, and ______
sounds, movement, texture, blowhole spray
name two environmental limitations with using real dolphins
fish infestation, sea lice, tropical storms, lightning, water temperature, and algae blooms
how many research phases were there in this study
3
Fill in the missing blanks
Activities may include _____, ______, or playing games with the dolphins in dolphin human therapy
touching, swimming
Before beginning the research study, the children had not yet been exposed to real dolphins?
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Name all the measured variables in this study?
HINT:3 RRO
reinforcement time, response time, and orienting response
Which syndrome did the participants have that were tested in the preliminary phase of the study?
angelman syndrome
What geometrical shapes were paired with an action in the instructional statement? Hint:4
Circle
Oval
Triangle
Rectangle
Name one film that the team designers of TAD had prior experience creating lifelike animals in?
Pirates of the Carribean
Predator
Which shapes/reinforcers were TAD instructional statements
HINT:2
oval and triangle
Which shapes/reinforcers were associated with Atlantic bottlenose dolphin instructional statements
HINT:2
circle
rectangle
Scientific name of Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins
Tursiops truncatus
Which company was TAD created by?
Animal Makers
Purpose of this study
to try and find a more practical alternative for therapy without the legal and environmental limitations
What does an ABA within subject research design mean?
A=
B=
C=
1)baseline
2)TAD
3)return to real dolphins
Define Positive reinforcement
rewarding desired behaviour to increase frequency of that behaviour