#172: How to Tell That Your Classical Conditioning Plan is Working

When we pair two stimuli together as part of a classical
conditioning training plan, it can sometimes be hard to determine
when the association has been made between the old stimulus and
the new stimulus… the “food” and the “bell”, to draw from a
popular example. In this episode, I answer a question submitted
by a patron with some ideas on what to look for to determine if
that association is strong enough and it’s time to proceed to the
next step.


In this episode, we discuss quick review of conditioned emotional
response, what happens when you pair a reinforcer with a stimulus
in the environment, using this strategy to build a specific,
positive CER in a training session, a recap of Lindsay Wood
Brown’s work on resource guarding, and applying this strategy to
stimulus-stimulus pairing with scent.


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