The basis of social learning theory is simple ... In operant conditioning, coined by B.F. Skinner, we learn through reinforcement or punishment. We avoid touching a pot of boiling water, for ...

To teach your dog how to behave, you must first understand how they think and how to influence their behavior.

Watson's own rather extreme version of behaviorism has been refined over the years. In the 1950s and 1960s, B.F. Skinner pursued behaviorism with the view of improving the human condition ...