CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
My dog hates taking a bath and runs away from me whenever I turn the shower on and take her harness off. How should I start trying to get my dog to like baths?
A
Use extinction
B
Constantly reinforce with treats
C
Use shaping
D
Use a token economy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Start turning your dog’s fear of the tub into anticipation by moving your dog’s food bowl into the bathroom next to the tub, and leave a trail of treats leading up to it, recommends Wag Walking. Don’t attempt to give them a bath right away, but give them time to form positive associations with the bathroom and the tub.

Detailed explanation-2: -For some dogs, getting a bath reminds them of a traumatic past experience, Levine notes, which provokes feelings of fear or anxiety every time they approach the shower. These past experiences may have caused your pet pain-such as the water being too hot-but that’s not always the case.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dogs go crazy after a bath because of anything from relief, to shaking to dry off, to rollin’ around trying to get rid of this weird new scent. It could be a release of nervous energy, or simply joy. Whether you call it a FRAP, the crazies, or the zoomies, the bottom line is, post-bath hyperactivity is a thing.

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