Punishment
Effects of Punishment Intensity During Variable Interval Reinforcement, Azrin
According to the study by Nathan H. Azrin, the effectiveness of punishment in modifying behavior depends significantly on its intensity...
Learning Resistance to Pain and Fear: Effects of Overlearning, Exposure, and Rewarded Exposure in Context, Miller
In three experiments a total of 100 hungry rats were trained to run an alley for food reward and then...
Long-term partial reinforcement extinction effect and long-term partial punishment effect in a one-trial-a-day paradigm, Shemer and Feldon
Two experiments were run to demonstrate the presence of a partial reinforcement extinction effect (PREE) and a partial punishment effect...
Recovery of Responses During Mild Punishment, Rachlin
Pigeons were punished with mild shock for pecking during one of two components of a multiple schedule. They eventually recovered...
Clinical signs caused by the use of electric training collars on dogs in everyday life situations, E. Schalke, J. Stichnoth, S. Ott, R. Jones-Baade
Abstract The use of electric shock collars for training dogs is the subject of considerable controversy. Supporters claim that they...
Training dogs with help of the shock collar: short and long term behavioural effects.
Matthijs B.H. Schilder, Joanne A.M. van der Borg Abstract Behavioural effects of the use of a shock collar during guard...
Efficacy of Dog Training With and Without Remote Electronic Collars vs. a Focus on Positive Reinforcement
Lucy China, Daniel S. Mills, Jonathan J. Cooper This is a controversial study. It is suggested to read the peer...
The Combination of Appetitive and Aversive Reinforcers and the Nature of Their Interaction During Auditory Learning by Ilango et al. (2010)
In the study, aversive and appetitive reinforcers were used in distinct yet complementary ways to drive learning in Mongolian gerbils...
Traumatic Avoidance Learning: Acquisition in Normal Dogs, Solomon and Wynne (1953)
The main discovery of the study by Solomon and Wynne (1953) on traumatic avoidance learning in dogs can be summarized...
Fixed-Ratio Punishment, N. H. Azrin, W. C. Holz, and D. F. Hake
To determine the best punishment schedule to suppress behavior, the article explores the effects of different punishment schedules on response...
Discriminative Properties of Punishment by William C. Holz and Nathan H. Azrin
The significant aspects of the article "Discriminative Properties of Punishment" by William C. Holz and Nathan H. Azrin are as...
Reviving Tortora’s Technique: How Foundation Style Dog Training Solves Old Criticisms
Introduction The study "Safety Training: The Elimination of Avoidance-Motivated Aggression in Dogs" by Daniel F. Tortora (1983) demonstrated significant success...
Negative Effects of Positive Reinforcement, Michael Perone 2003
Summary: Procedures classified as positive reinforcement are generally regarded as more desirable than those classified as aversive—those that involve negative...
Comparison of the Efficacy and Welfare of Different Training Methods in Stopping Chasing Behavior in Dogs, Johnson, A.C., & Wynne, C.D.L. (2024)
Understanding the Role of E-Collars in Dog Training: Insights from a 2024 Study The use of electronic collars (e-collars) in...
Rethinking Positive and Negative Reinforcement in Dog Training: Jack Michael’s Argument for Simplified Terminology (1975)
Jack Michael’s 1975 article, “Positive and Negative Reinforcement: A Distinction That Is No Longer Necessary,” argues for simplifying operant conditioning...
Clinical Signs Caused by the use of Electric Training Collars on Dogs in Everyday Life Situations
The study by Schalke et al. (2007) investigated the stress effects of electric training collars on dogs by measuring salivary...