Thought of the day by B.F. Skinner: 'A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be...' - today's self-development quotes on not giving up by the father of operant ...

Explore today's thought-provoking quote by B.F. Skinner on the nature of failure and the importance of perseverance in personal development. Learn how adopting a resilient mindset can help in ...
Psychology Today

Using Positive Reinforcement to Influence the Behavior of Others

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 ...
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 ...
insider.si.edu

Animal training : successful animal management through positive reinforcement / [compiled] by Ken Ramirez

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, ...
Psychology Today

Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, and Porn

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 ...