This document analyzes the behaviors of ogres, fairytale creatures, and a talking donkey using behavioral principles. It describes scenarios where an ogre roars to avoid annoying protests from villagers. It also explains how the donkey pesters to avoid having its gumdrop button removed. Finally, it discusses how the donkey gets love from a dragon by pointing out its teeth but no love when pointing out larger teeth.

1. A Behavioral Analysis of
Ogres, Fairytale
Creatures, and a Talking
Donkey
Jordain Walshon

2. Extinction

3. Extinction
Before:
Annoying
protest from
the villagers
Before:
Donkey
annoyingly
pesters
Behavior:
Roars
After:
No annoying
protest from
villagers
After:
Donkey
annoyingly
pesters

4. Avoidance of
Loss
Before:
Will have
gumdrop
button
removed soon
Behavior:
Tells Lord
Farquaad
where the Fairy
Tale creatures
are
After:
Will not have
gumdrop
button
removed soon

5. Differential
Reinforcemen
t Procedure

6. Differential
Reinforcemen
t Procedure
Before:
No love
from dragon
Behavior:
Points out
lovely white
teeth
Behavior:
Points out
large teeth
on Dragon
After:
Love from
dragon
After:
No love
from dragon

7. Penalty
Before:
No loss of
acceptance
from
Princess
Fiona
Behavior:
Removes
helmet
After:
Loss of
acceptance
from
Princess
Fiona

8. Discrimination
Training
Procedure

9. Discrimination
Training
Procedure
SΔ:
No sight of
sun
SD:
Sight of sun
Behavior:
Entertains
crowd of
people After:
Social
acceptance
After:
No social
acceptance
Before:
Social
acceptance

10. …And they lived happily ever after