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ERIC Number: EJ564651
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
Teaching Operant Conditioning at the Zoo.
Lukas, Kristen E.; Marr, M. Jackson; Maple, Terry L.
Teaching of Psychology, v25 n2 p112-16 1998
Describes a partnership between Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology in teaching the principles of operant conditioning to students in an experimental psychology class. Maintains that the positive training techniques used in zoos are models of applied operant conditioning. Includes a discussion of zoo training goals. (MJP)
Descriptors: Animal Caretakers, Behavior Modification, Classical Conditioning, Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Field Trips, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Operant Conditioning, Psychology, Reinforcement, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Zoos
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Georgia Institute of Technology