Clicker increases resistance to extinction but does not decrease training time of a simple operant task in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 318-329

  Smith, Shawn M ^a   Davis, Ellen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age influence; Clicker training; Dog; Operant conditioning; Secondary reinforcers

Indexed keywords

AGE; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; TRAINING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 39749138213     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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