It is time for animal behavior to become its own academic discipline. The Animal Behavior Society argues that animal behavior ...

Thought of the Day Today December 30: Understanding B.F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning This perspective is deeply aligned with Skinner’s scientific work. In operant conditioning, behavior is shaped ...

Abstract: Most operant conditioning circuits predominantly focus on simple feedback process, few studies consider the intricacies of feedback outcomes and the uncertainty of feedback time. This paper ...

Classical conditioning, also called Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning, is learning through association. This behavioral learning method was first studied in the late 19th century by ...

What is operant conditioning and how does it apply to how we train our horses? We have already looked at how the first two levels of learning theory apply to our horses in this exclusive series on how ...

Contingency management (CM) is a behavioral therapy technique that encourages beneficial behaviors by giving rewards or positive reinforcement. CM incentivizes certain behaviors and discourages ...

According to the theory of operant conditioning, humans learn by observing and responding to their environment. In order for a student to learn effectively, the teacher must create a learning ...