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How Dogs Learn by Mary R. Burch and Jon S. Bailey (1999, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100876053711
ISBN-139780876053713
eBay Product ID (ePID)785362
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow Dogs Learn
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicDogs / Breeds, Dogs / General
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenrePets
AuthorMary R. Burch, Jon S. Bailey
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.7 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-042760
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal636.7/08/35
Table Of ContentForeword (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 they'll 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: What's 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: You're 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: Don't 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.
Synopsis...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, "...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, "...this book should be on every animal trainer2s 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 trainingA...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. It2s 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, . 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.|9780876053713|
LC Classification NumberSF431.B928 1999
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