AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -It’s not ESP, it’s classical conditioning. He’s hearing, smelling and reacting to cues that are too subtle for our human senses. Classical conditioning refers to a learning process where learning occurs by association. You condition your dog’s innate reflexes to react to subtle signals.

Detailed explanation-2: -That’s where operant conditioning comes in. Also known as trial-and-error learning, this is when dogs learn to associate their behavior with its consequences. And dogs increase the frequency of behaviors with pleasant consequences and decrease the frequency of those with unpleasant consequences.

Detailed explanation-3: -When we are training our dogs, we generally use a process called operant conditioning. This is when the dog’s behavior determines the consequence. For example, the dog sits when you ask and you give him a treat. The dog sitting made the treat happen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most training is accomplished through the use of operant conditioning, the use of rewards and/or punishment to encourage or discourage the dog from displaying certain behaviors.