The Jackpot Mystique: Tool or Trainer Superstition?

A perplexing tool As I travel around the world lecturing about training, there are certain questions that come up again and again. The end-of-session signal, the keep-going signal, the least-reinforcing stimulus/scenario, and jackpots seem to create the most confusion. Perhaps this is because information about these concepts is not readily available in the scientific literature. These are tools that have come from …

Jackpots: Hitting it Big

This letter is shared for historical reference and enjoyment. While it reflects the best practices at the time of publication, standards and recommendations may have evolved. You can read more up-to-date information about jackpots in the article The Jackpot Mystique: Tool or Trainer Supersition? by Ken Ramirez, KPCT Executive Vice-President and Chief Training Officer. Jackpots! A good thing? A bad thing? …