In the third part of this series on how horses learn, we look into operant conditioning, using rewards and consequences for ...

Understanding the theory of how horses learn is integral to our ability as riders and trainers to communicate effectively ...

What Pavlov's famous experiment taught us about learned behavior Fact checked by Sean Blackburn Even if you don't know a whole lot about psychology, you've probably heard of "Pavlov's dogs" or ...

This type of learning involves associating different stimuli via a process called classical conditioning. A famous example is Pavlov’s dog experiments, which showed that dogs repeatedly fed at the ...

Social learning theory, developed by psychologist Albert Bandura, uses theories of classical and operant conditioning. But in this theory, the environment plays a large part in learning.

Trainers use classical conditioning to teach the dogs to search for odors from explosive materials. After six to eight weeks of training, the dogs are paired with a handler, whom they'll finish ...