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Cues and Cueing The Poisoned Cue: Positive and Negative Discriminative StimuliBy Karen Pryor on 06/25/2002Why clicking and correction don't mix. Behavior analysts refer to a learned stimulus that triggers an operant behavior as a 'discriminative stimulus.' The behaviorists do not, as far as I know, differentiate between a discriminative stimulus that was trained through positive reinforcement and one that was trained through negative reinforcement.  How I Cleaned Up My Cues: Cues as Reinforcers in AgilityBy Tia Guest on 03/01/2013As a newcomer to the sport of dog agility, I couldn't wait to train my dog, Jessie, to perform all the obstacles. Clicker in hand, I jumped in with great enthusiasm. Jessie learned to perform jumps and tunnels in no time, and the contact obstacles (A-frame, dog walk, and teeter) came along quickly. We were attending weekly classes, and also doing some practice sessions on our own. Soon we began running short "courses," or series of obstacles.  A Holiday Gift: Teach Your Cat to Come When Called—Without Saying a WordBy Aidan Bindoff on 12/01/2012We had recently moved into our new house, taking with us one young retriever and two cats, Chloe and Mia. It was a quiet neighborhood, with little access to native wildlife, except for a booming field mouse population. We decided that the cats could stay outside during the day, so long as they came in at night. We couldn't decide on a suitable location for a cat door, and, truth be told, we had more pressing things to spend the money on.  Erasing Fear: A Lesson (or Two) on Cues and ShapingBy Clint Matthews on 11/01/2012A note from Karen Pryor: |
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