#163: Is It Really R+ or Could It Actually Be R- (With a Cherry on Top)?

In this episode, we discuss, can we use a tactile cue like leash
pressure to train in an R+ framework or is it still just R- that
we put a treat on top of to make us feel better?, putting food in
the picture doesn’t necessarily make it positive reinforcement,
so how can we tell what contingencies are really in play?, review
what we mean by positive and negative reinforcement, an example
of a situation that I thought I was training with R+ but now I’m
realizing it’s really R-, despite my best intentions, questions I
can ask myself (and my dog)-- am I escalating the cue or stimulus
to get the behavior to happen?, do I have feelings about
consequences should my dog not perform the behavior?, what
happens if I apply that tactile stimulus in a different context
outside of a training session?, what other behaviors - emotional
behaviors and other behaviors - are happening at the same time or
in this context? Are they behaviors otherwise associated with
positive reinforcement? Or are they more consistent with
escape/delay/avoidance?, can I use the cue (the tactile stimulus)
to shape another behavior? (ala start button behaviors!)-- how to
minimize the chance that a stimulus is functioning as an aversive
by teaching the behavior first without that stimulus and then
adding it as a cue second.


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