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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

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Author:   Mary Burch ,  Jon Bailey
Publisher:   Turner Publishing Company
Imprint:   Howell Book House Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.488kg
ISBN:  

9780876053713

ISBN 10:   0876053711
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 April 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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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MARY R. BURCH, PHD, is a Certified Behavior Analyst. She has also been approved as a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist by the Animal Behavior Society. Her behavioral research has been published by the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Burch has trained dogs to the advanced levels of obedience and is considered a national expert on the topic of therapy dogs. She is the author of Volunteering with Your Pet and The Border Collie, published by Howell Book House. Dr. Burch has won the Maxwell Medallion from the Dog Writers' Association of America for her writing on dog-related topics. She is a founding member of the Animal Trainer's Forum in the Association for Behavior Analysis. JON S. BAILEY, PHD, is a Professor of Psychology at Florida State University. Dr. Bailey is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and was on the Board of Directors of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Dr. Bailey is a past editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. He is the author of the book Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis, the co-author of Behavioral Diagnostics, and is one of the most widely published researchers in the field of behavior analysis. Dr. Bailey serves as an expert witness on behavioral issues.

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