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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...

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The 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...

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Leaving 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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