Evaluating the addition of positive reinforcement for learning a frightening task: A pilot study with horses

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-222

  Heleski, Camie ^a   Bauson, Laura ^a   Bello, Nora ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; BODY MOVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORSE; HYPOTHESIS; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; REINFORCEMENT; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRAINING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WALKING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEAR; FEMALE; HORSES; LEARNING; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 46649094178     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700802100942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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