WKRG

Operant conditioning: Alligators in captivity respond to dog-like training

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — What do the names Tater-tot, Ziggy, Circle, Twin and Toad have in common? Some might think they are call signs, like Maverick and Goose from “Top Gun,” but the unique monikers ...
WebMD

Operant Conditioning: What It Is and How It Works

Operant conditioning, sometimes called instrumental conditioning or Skinnerian conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Use of Positive Behavioral Techniques In Primates For Husbandry and Enrichment

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 ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Egeler, J. L., Hoekwater, S., Hoffman, H. D. 2010. Operant training differences between male and female group-housed nonhuman primates. American Association for Laboratory ...

Operant training of animals is a widely accepted practice for training or conditioning animals to cooperate with technical procedures or perform certain tasks in a laboratory setting. This type of ...
Scientific American

What Is Operant Conditioning? (and How Does It Explain Driving Dogs?)

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American While second nature to many of us, driving a ...