The efficacy of a secondary reinforcer (clicker) during acquisition and extinction of an operant task in horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 331-341

  Williams, J L ^a   Friend, T H ^a   Nevill, C H ^a   Archer, G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clicker training; Equine; Horse; Operant conditioning; Secondary reinforcers

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; UNGULATE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4243058214     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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