How to train a cat to operate a light switch.
How to train a cat to operate a light switch.
In this video Zimba is clicker trained to operate a light switch.
The clicker has previously been established as a conditioned reinforcer for operant behaviour and Zimba has earlier experience with this type of training with a clicker. The training consisted of short approximately 5 min sessions over a period of 3 days. All the training was videotaped. The total training time to get the results you see at the end of the video was 28 minutes and 34 seconds.
In the beginning any approach to the switch results in a click followed by food.
After approaching the switch is established contact with the switch is required for a click.
Pawing the switch is preferred
Lured here by the APA Style Guide to Electronic References (2007). Cool video.
assume i was obese? that doesnt make any sense but w/e. i learned all of this in psych classes, never actually done it myself… w/e you are doing might not be that kosher either, so dont point any fingers douche bag
Bindlossclun,
The click sound is coming from a handheld device from the trainer. It is sounded when the cat nears the switch in order to positively reinforce the cat’s attention towards the switch. That way it can be conditioned to identify the clicking sound with the switch and with a reward of food.
the click sound is fake, why did you put it in?
this guy reminds me of bubbles from the trailer park boys.
amazing though. i shall try it.
Awesome! loved all the precision of adding up all the total training hours and scientific jargon and applications. nice.
very awsum video thanks for posting BUT i have training my cat since she was a kittin and she is the most well behaved clever cat i know she opens the doors, pulls the blind down, she even got her own tv with sky which she loves especialy the snooker she goes nuts lol
try it without food
it gonna be one fat cat if u feed it for tricks lol
train him to turn the tv on and off…
Just to play devil’s advocate: Why would you want to train your cat to flick a light switch?
how cute smart kitty
Kick ass!!! Thanks for showing!
actually, the *click* should have become reinforcement enough so you don’t need to use food. the cat should be happy enough to hear the click because it associates it with a treat
Pavlov would be proud
awesome, thank you
Just normal dry cat food, Royal Canin kitten 36
so do you use cat treats or just cat food for training? I need to start training my cat.
Thanks Richard!
My cat now knows how to operate a light switch too!
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Awesome
lol look at the cat at the beginning,she’s sooo funny !hahahahaha
You would get better results with chicken-flavored baby food and a long-handled spoon, instead of putting a reward into a dish.
The instant you click, get the baby food to the cat’s mouth. Don’t make him have to think about getting to the food, which you are doing here. He needs to be focused only on what he needs to do to get the food.
AMAZING VIDEO! =0 Yikes; My cat always wags her tail! D= She’ll just will lay down and it flings back and forth; I hope I’m not doing anything wrong x-x
But I’m guessing it might only be frustrating for the animal in the beginning, we all tend to get frustrated when we are trying to learn something and aren’t sure yet of the rules, but once we get how things work it must be fine. So don’t think my last comment is that I’m saying this is wrong, thought it was neat to teach the cat, just correcting that cats wag their tails when they are happy. Unless it has an identity crisis that is I had a cat that never landed on her feet & acted like our dog