One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...

Portions of this paper were originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, October 1990. Operant conditioning is commonly thought of as the process that ...

I have written previously about the fact that in today’s increasingly digital world, not every person who is compulsive with pornography is a traditional (trauma-driven) compulsive person. (See my ...

Articles reprinted from various sources. NZPWHS copy 39088015032105 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Laura Peebles & Ellen Fingerman In Memory of Dr. Hilary Petit, ...

Many animal care facilities, such as zoos and laboratories, are beginning to view operant conditioning as a valuable management tool (Laule, 1993). Animals can be trained using positive reinforcement, ...