Breaking Accidental Behavior Chains. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Breaking Accidental Behavior Chains.

Creator

  • Author: McKnight, Debra Gayle
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Smith, Richard G. (Richard Gordon), 1956-
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: Web: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 2010-05

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Accidental behavior chains are a common problem in dog training. Many handlers inadvertently reinforce undesirable behaviors. The behavior analytic literature already contains articles describing methods of breaking chains; however, those methods either are not used in dog training for practical purposes or are ineffective in dog training. This experiment investigated two ways to break a behavior chain, including extending the chain and introducing a delay into the chain. The results of extending the chain showed that it is possible to decrease the target behavior using this method, but it was not eliminated in this study. Adding a delay into the behavior chain resulted in a quick elimination of the target behavior.

Subject

  • Keyword: Behavior chain
  • Keyword: animal training
  • Keyword: dogs
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Dogs -- Behavior therapy.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Dogs -- Training.

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: McKnight, Debra Gayle
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 664350293
  • UNT Catalog No.: b3865321
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc28453

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: Behavior Analysis
  • Academic Department: Department of Behavior Analysis
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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