Don't Shoot the Dog The New Art of Teaching and Training

Name: Don't Shoot the Dog The New Art of Teaching and Training
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ISBN: 9780553253887

ISBN-10: 0553253883

ISBN-13: 9780553253887

Edition: N/A

Authors: Karen Pryor

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"Whatever the task, whether keeping a four-year-old quiet in public, housebreaking a puppy, coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, it will go fast, and better, and be more fun, if you know how to use reinforcement."--Karen Pryor. Now Karen Pryor clearly explains the underlying principles of behavioral training and through numerous fascinating examples reveals how this art can be applied to virtually any common situation. And best of all, she tells how to do it without yelling threats, force, punishment, guilt trips--or shooting the dog. 8 methods for putting an end to all kinds of undesirable behavior. The 10 laws of "shaping" behavior--for results without strain or pain…

Book details

List price: $6.50
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/1/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 4.25" wide x 7.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.198
Language: English



Foreword


Reinforcement: Better than Rewards


Shaping: Developing Super Performance Without Strain or Pain


Stimulus Control: Cooperation Without Coercion


Untraining: Using Reinforcement to Get Rid of Behavior You Don't Want


Reinforcement in the Real World


Index