I was very interested in the temporal patterns, the sequence of their behavior, rather than the excessive nature.

Because the idea that you can have some reinforcer, like a food pellet for a rat, and that entranes a lot of other activities, I found really interesting.

And it turns out that a huge number of human behaviors are schedule-induced in the same way.

Hey there, fellow behavior nerds. Welcome to drinking from the toilet. If you're looking to combine the science of learning and behavior with positive reinforcement philosophy in dog training

and in real life, you've come to the right place. I'm Hannah Branigan, teacher, trainer, Maverick, and

author of the book, Awesome Obedience, which is available right now from

clickertraining.com. So I feel like I need to put some kind of parental guidance disclaimer on this

episode, except instead of being sexually explicit because it's just really intense science.

In fact, I think it probably has less adult language than a typical episode for me.

Can you have science that's too explicit?

If so, this may count. So this episode was recorded while I was at the 2019 Art and Science

of Animal Training Conference in Texas. This conference is hosted by Orca, the Organization for

Reinforcement Contingencies with animals, which I think that's

like the coolest acronym for a club ever.

Orca is a not-for-profit student organization in the Department of Behavior Analysis at the

University of North Texas, and they are advised by Dr. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz.

And the reason they exist, their mission is to enhance the lives of animals and their people

through behavior analytic research and to bring those discoveries to the public, meaning us,

which is awesome.

They host this conference every year bringing together experts in animal behavior,

students, and trainers like us for conversations around advances in animal

welfare and training.

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