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Get Out of My Face! Teaching an Incompatible Behavior
Ever since she arrived at my home at the age of 10 weeks, Clara has been a challenge. One of her more problematic behaviors was her mugging of my face whenever it got within range. It happened all the...
View ArticleThe Perils of Premature Premack
Zani waiting at the back door. Her reinforcement for this polite behavior is the opportunity to go outside. Sacrilege! Is it possible that in some cases, using the Premack principle in choosing...
View ArticleLeaving the Scene: Clarifying the Science of Negative Reinforcement
Hares escape a lot (if they are lucky) — Photo credit, Wikimedia Commons Negative reinforcement is really, really easy to get mixed up about. Recently I read something that quite bothered me until I...
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