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 as follows: Main Discovery: The…
Author: Michael D'Abruzzo
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 during a tone-conditioned hurdle crossing…
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Aggressive Behavior in Adopted Dogs (Canis Familiaris) that Passed a Temperament Test
E. Christensen, J. Scarlett, M. Campagna, K. Houpt The study evaluates the incidence of aggressive behaviors in dogs that passed temperament tests and were subsequently…
Woods Taxonomy Chart
Reference to publication here: Wood’s Taxonomy
A Taxonomy of Instrumental Conditioning by Paul J. Woods (1974)
The document “A Taxonomy of Instrumental Conditioning” by Paul J. Woods (1974) provides a comprehensive classification scheme for instrumental conditioning, which organizes and refines the…
Transmarginal Inhibition and Learned Helplessness in Dog Training
In the realm of dog training, understanding the nuances of stress responses is vital for creating effective and humane training protocols. Two important concepts in…
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Sampling in Dog Training
In dog training, sampling is a technique often used in the context of conditioning and reinforcing specific behaviors. It involves allowing the dog to experience…
Capturing in Dog Training
In dog training, the term capturing refers to a technique where the trainer reinforces a behavior that the dog naturally exhibits on its own, without…
Bridging in Dog Training
Bridging is a crucial concept in dog training that connects a specific behavior with delayed reinforcement. Understanding the origin and application of bridging, as well…
Poisoned Commands in Dog Training
In the realm of dog training, a poisoned command is a term used to describe a command that has inadvertently become associated with negative experiences,…
Name as an “Attention Cue” for Triggering Temporal Attention in Dog Training
Effective dog training relies on communication that captures and sustains attention. Using the dog’s name as an attention cue signals the dog to focus and…