I'm sure you've heard of Pavlov's Bell (and I'm not talking about the Aimee Mann song), but what was Ivan Pavlov up to, exactly? And how are our brains trained? And what is a "Skinner Box"? All those questions and more are...

What is Reinforcement Theory?

Jessi explains the next level of understanding how to train an animal. You can increase and decrease behaviors by applying different responses to a behavior: Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, and...

Operant Conditioning is an incredibly powerful model for learning and it is the most popular technique used in animal (and human) training! Micah decided to wield its power to train the cats to give a high five and jump into his arms. Is...