USING LEARNING-THEORY IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR-THERAPY PRACTICE

Authors
MILLS DS
Citation
Ds. Mills, USING LEARNING-THEORY IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR-THERAPY PRACTICE, The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice, 27(3), 1997, pp. 617
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
01955616
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-5616(1997)27:3<617:ULIABP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
This article reviews the principles of learning and how they can be em ployed in the scientific validation of animal behavior therapy. The na ture of learned behavior is reviewed at a practical level. General pro grams for increasing and decreasing a behavior are described, along wi th guidelines for considering and assessing their efficacy in any give n situation.