Evidence-based animal training requires more than finding a journal article that supports what we already believe. We also need to be able to evaluate the…
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Extinction is a familiar concept to most animal trainers. A behavior that previously produced reinforcement no longer does, and over time the behavior decreases. On…
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Click Play to Listen Now Episode – 40 February, 2024 Host: Barbara Heidenreich Guests: Anna Linnehan, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA (MA) and Awab Abdel-Jalil, MS, BCBAThe Role of…
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Click Play to Listen Now Episode – 34 July, 2023 Host: Barbara Heidenreich When innovative ideas emerge in the animal training world it can spark conversation. For…
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Click Play to Listen Now Episode – 31 January, 2022 Host: Barbara HeidenreichGuests: Sean Will, MS and Maasa Nishimuta, MSHave you been hearing the word “constructional” in…
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Click Play to Listen Now Episode – 30 July, 2021 Host: Barbara Heidenreich Guests: Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, PhD and Mary Hunter, MSWhat makes reinforcement effective? Sometimes the answer…
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Click Play to Listen Now Episode – 29 June, 2021 Host: Barbara Heidenreich Guests: Kellie Snider, MS Constructional Aggression Treatment, also known as CAT, first debuted in the…
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Click Play to Listen Now Episode – 15 April 2020 Host: Barbara Heidenreich Guest: Dr Joe LayngCan positive reinforcement be coercive? Can negative reinforcement sometimes provide an animal…
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