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"...this book should be on every animal trainer's bookshelf for future reference. How Dogs Learn covers the content of an undergraduate course in learning and behavior, but the examples are taken from dog training?it is practical and very useful without sacrificing scientific and technical accuracy. " Jack Michael, PhD, Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University How Dogs Learn explore the fascinating science of operant conditioning, where science and dog training meet. How Dogs Learn explains the basic principles of behavior and how they can be used to teach your dog new skills, diagnose problems and eliminate unwanted behaviors. It's for anyone who wants to better understand the learning process in dogs. Every concept is laid out clearly and precisely, and its relevance to your dog and how you train is explained. A Howell Dog Book of Distinction

Table of Contents:
Foreword (Jack Michael, Ph.D.). List of Charts. Introduction. PART ONE: A History of Animal Training. Chapter 1: The Scientists: How operant conditioning developed in the lab. Chapter 2: The Trainers: How dog training evolved to embrace operant conditioning. PART TWO: The Basic Principles of Behavior. Chapter 3: Reinforcement: What dogs like, what they want to avoid, what theyll work for. Chapter 4: Extinction: If I ignore it, it will go away. Chapter 5: Punishment: Stop that! Chapter 6: Stimulus Control: Just tell me what to do. PART THREE: Behavioral Diagnostics: Why Does the Dog Do that? Chapter 7: Respondent Conditioning: Pavlov and his famous salivating dogs. Chapter 8: Functional Analysis and Behavioral Diagnostics: Whats causing the problem? Chapter 9: Medical and Environmental Causes of Behavior: Tell me where it hurts. Chapter 10: Other Training Issues You Need to Know About: Every dog is an individual. PART FOUR: Increasing Behaviors: Teaching Your Old Dog New Tricks. Chapter 11: Shaping: Youre getting warmer. Chapter 12: Prompting and Fading: Can you give me a hint? Chapter 13: Chaining: Building behavior sequences. Chapter 14: Using Conditioned Reinforcement: Click here for more options. PART FIVE: Decreasing Behaviors: Dealing with Canine Delinquents. Chapter 15: Extinction in Action: Dont just do something, stand there. Chapter 16: Differential Reinforcement: More of this, less of that. Chapter 17: Antecedent Control: An ounce of prevention. Chapter 18: Using Punishment: A question of ethics. Epilogue. References. About the Authors. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780876053713
  • Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
  • Publisher Imprint: Howell Book House Inc.,U.S.
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 162 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0876053711
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 243 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Series Title: Howell reference books
  • Weight: 488 gr


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