Tag Archives: behavioral psychology

“It’s a car, what do you do for a car?”

Posted on December 5, 2011 by annieriecken

Chico has learned to associate certain things that he used to be afraid of with treats. In doing that, he has learned to substitute behaviors I want for ones I don’t. Here’s an example. In the beginning, his fear of … Continue reading →

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First training exercises

Posted on November 9, 2011 by annieriecken

I came home from our first lesson at Julie’s with a few games, as she called the training exercises, to play with Chico. That’s one thing I love about training with Julie: it’s all a game, if human and dog … Continue reading →

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Click, treat

Posted on November 7, 2011 by annieriecken

We use clicker training. Clicker training is based on psychology, operant conditioning to be exact (ja, go ahead and Wikipedia it, or go back to that Psych 1 textbook in the garage). A small clicker makes a noise that marks … Continue reading →

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